A GRAND FINALE

Saturday, August 19, 2022

First, the Headline: we’re back in Rock Hall safe and sound.

As you will recall, we reached Cape May on Thursday after a vicious fly attack.

We spent Thursday night and Friday in Avalon with my in-laws Jeff and Kathy.  Steaks on the grill Thursday night, then a perfect day talking and walking on the beach.  

We woke up this morning at 2AM, looked at each other and said, “Why don’t we leave now?”  So, we walked over to WAWA for brekky and coffee, fed the dog, and cast off the linesat 3:20.  Pitch dark.

Between the Chartplotter display, the radar, and Lynn’s super-vision, we crept through the Cape May Canal and into Delaware Bay.  Seas were calm, and as the sky lightened, we were able to increase our speed.

Three hours after we started, we enjoyed a brilliant sunrise, which turned into a gorgeous day

We passed some big freighters in Delaware Bay.  I’m sure the radar would have kept us out of harm’s way, but – nevertheless – I’m glad we encountered them in daylight!

And five hours after sunrise, we were back in our home slip!  8-1/2 hours door-to-door.

Coming back into the Chesapeake after cruising Lake Champlain gave me a fresh perspective on the Chesapeake:  It is HUGE.  And it is beautiful.  It reminded me of why I fell in love with it as a child.  

So, here we are: 5-1/2 weeks after we began, and we had a wonderful trip:

• We saw new places

• We tried newthings (night sailing)

• We reconnected with old friends and family

• We bonded

Now we’re home for two months.  Lots of ideas on projects to upgrade the boat.  Then we’re heading south.

Love to all of you who follow the blog…And BTW, the answer to the Train Trivia was “All of the Above.”   

TTFN

L&G&R