6:55 Left the dock, well we tried to leave the dock...I had an incident...my line didn't come of the cleat when Ken headed out of the slip, so I let the rope off the boat and held onto the other end and dang if it didn't get caught in the cleat and Ken quickly said a bad word and put the boat in reverse....a man came running down the dock and I let my end go and he had the other end and undid the knot and threw the line on the boat....thank you sir, very much....near diaster....
So we head out just like the book says, 2 hrs after low tide so we can ride the tide coming in as we go up the Delaware Bay....we scrubbed a little and got going, sturring up mud,,,ugh! but got going and shortly after we were in deep water going out the jetty....very shallow in there....and shoals are everywhere...
We were out in hot hot sun for 10 hrs.....wearing us right out....so as we approach the C & D Canal, it's about 3:30 or 4 PM...still another couple of hours to go thru it or to try and find a spot before we go down the canal...no place to stop on the canal according to the charts..so after reading Skipper Bob,Waterways ICW,etc. we determined we would try to get into Delaware City Marina....2 miles north of the
C & D (Chesapeake & Delaware Canal) have to stay in the channel no wondering out or you will get stuck...so man o man, I am getting a strain in my neck looking for buoy's and markers,etc....green, red, white and red, green and red, flashing,all sorts of stuff...we did exactly like the charts read, and we went into the Delaware City Channel and stayed in the middle in 7 ft. of water to get to the marina....then we didn't know if we could stay there...tried calling them on the radio...got a gal..she said go to chan. 9 which I did and then could not reach her again..nor on ch. 16 the channel to reach people then you switch channels to talk...so we just showed up at quitting time..the lad docked us, then ck'd us in and went home...have to gas up tomorrow when they open at 9 am...that's about when we want to leave anyhow....we still want to try to get to Philadelphia......thunderstorms 40%...we will try...may have to duck in somewhere...worry about that later....
We would like to stay in Philly for 2 days....
After we docked...we hooked the fans up,etc....93 degrees in the boat.....I just want out and get some air...so we walk about 1 mile to "Crabby Dick's" for some supper and air-cond....It was good...pricey so we ate lite this time....crab cakes (2) $23.99...I don't think so...I had shimp of the day $5 for 1 lb. boiled w/cocktail sauce and a dinner salad..very goood! Ken had a fried crabbie balls po-boy and 6 raw clams on the half w/cocktail sauce...we had coupons for 2 crabbie balls each...very good told me I was a cheap date.. why thank you! walked back the mile to the boat...had cocktails...now Ken has gone to bed and I am about ready to go.
It's been one long day....good one though! just long! Good nite and sweet dreams...
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