Tues. Aug. 16,2011 at Cape May

Today has to be better than yesterday......
8:00 left the dock at Atlantic City
8:30 Finished gasing the boat and bought fowl weather gear....
9:00 Into the Atlantic...waves are nothing compared to yesterday 2-4 ft...sunny and 10 mph wind from the west nw...out a ways when Ken raised the jib (front sail) and it added almost 1 mph to our speed...so I go down and make sandwiches and when I come back up...I look straight behind Ken...holy cow...a huge black cloud....the winds started to pick up...Ken took the jib down...we are only about 1-1/2 hrs to Cape May at this point...I'm just praying to get docked safely before the storm ....

We turn into the Cape May Inlet and are about 1/2 mile to the dock when all hell breaks loose...we put our new raingear on and he puts the windshield up and side panels...not much good as we are pretty drenched....pulled up to the dock and 2 dockhands there to help us...tied up and immediately had to leave us to help other boats coming in.....nasty nasty...told the young fellas we can wait to gas,pump out until the rain stops...they left and ran to another dock to bring in a 70 ft. yacht...these lads were very busy...shortly after the rain quit....we did our things, then they moved us to a slip and helped us tie up for the night...I was drenched and just wanted a shower...so I go to get a shower and Ken works on the engine..sm leak..he fixed it...then I load up the dirty laundry...ugh! I was gone almost 3 hrs doing laundry....1 washer, 1 dryer....after that Ken and I walked over to a little Mexican Rest. across the street from the marina...good, but not great....

9:15 back to the boat...what a pretty little (big) marina...I took a couple pics at night, I was doing laundry until dark dang it....took a couple earlier...such a pretty area....love the houses, along the waterway....lots of old victorian homes,etc.

Well, another day safe and sound...I could stay here a few days, just can't afford it....we have to start anchoring out now and then to save some pennies.....we will now that we are about to enter the ICW Intracoastal waterways.....

Tomorrow, we hope to get to the mouth of the C & D Canal...then Thurs. head up the Delaware River to Philadelphia...weather permitting of course..

Be back when I can....love everyone's comments....

I tried to upload pics here and it wouldn't work for me for some reason...I will try again...