After a restful night in Delaware City, DE, we left at noon and headed to the C and D Canal. This canal connects the Delaware Bay to the top of the Chesapeake Bay. It is basically a 400 foot wide, 12 mile long ditch. It cuts through a wilderness area. The guidebook says it is heavily trafficked by commercial boats, but we went through at a quiet time and only saw recreational boats heading south, just like us.
This is a train bridge, that was raised to allow boats to pass.
After clearing the canal, we headed south and stopped for the night at the Sassafras River. This was a remote anchorage that reminded us of anchoring in Lake Huron's North Channel. After five straight nights in marinas, it was a welcome change.
We left in the morning with the tide and headed down the Chesapeake. Sailing down the bay is complicated by the mine fields of crab pots. They are everywhere! We worked together spotting and dodging them all the way to Annapolis.
We arrived late in the day on Sunday and were impressed by the the number of boats out sailing in the bay. This is a huge sailing area and it seemed everyone was out enjoying a fall sailing day.
After an unsuccessful attempt to find an unoccupied mooring ball in the favored Spa Creek, we turned back and found the last ball in Back Creek. Soon after getting secured, we concluded that we like Back Creek better, as it was quieter and less congested. A gentleman from a nearby boat, Spunky, came over in his dinghy to welcome us and give us advice about where to get showers, groceries, and where to land our dinghy to get into Annapolis.
After a restful night, we went into town and looked around and got groceries. This is the Alex Haley Memorial in Annapolis. The photo is a bit compromised by the adds for sailing products as they prepare for the sailboat show.
Annapolis has retained the historic feel, with narrow brick streets and sidewalks.
We are looking forward to spending a week here. Next weekend our friends, Kaye and Leo, are coming out to join us for awhile and we look forward to their visit.
This adventure has had many milestones: Buffalo, the end of the Erie Canal, New York City, Cape May and now Annapolis. It feels very good to be here.
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Location:Annapolis, MD
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