HISTORICAL CHESAPEAKE BAY

Cape May Sunset

We finally departed Deltaville on June 20, due to weather and water pump failure. I must admit we had a great time though, visiting Jamestown (the first permanent English settlement-1607 ) and Yorktown which hosted both a revolutionary and a civil war battle. We had planned to stay overnight and actually stayed 12 days.

The tower is a photo of the original church in Jamestown. They only discovered the site in 1994 and have been doing extensive excavation of the area ever since.

We met some very wonderful boaters at Doziers Regatta Point Marina and expect to share stories with them for years to come. Su explained to me what an actual lump crab cake was and I eventually had one in Herrington Bay. She was right, once you've had one you'll never go back.

We proceeded up the Chesapeake,cruised under the bridge and through the C & D canal to Delaware City. The C & D canal connects the head of Chesapeake Bay with the head of Delaware Bay and enables ships to go from Norfolk, VA to Philadelphia, PA without ever going into the ocean. The canal was first proposed in the mid 1600's and completed in 1829.

This morning we departed Delaware City prepared for a potentially rough ride down the Delaware Bay to Cape May. As it turned out we had a relatively smooth trip and are now enjoying the fabulous NJ sunset.

Tomorrow I get a chance to visit with some dear friends I haven't seen for years and go to the Lobster House which I haven't eaten at for a long, long time. Did anyone remember I used to live in Jersey!