Leg 6 - Saturday, August 6, 2016

Got an early start from Annapolis Landing Marina after filling the water tanks and heating water in the microwave for coffee.  The dockmaster greeted us and tanked us for staying with them.  We dropped our lines and headed out to get to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal that connects Chesapeahke Bay and the Delaware River.  We left Annaplois just as the sun rose over the Bay.

The trip toward the C&D Canal was very uneventful.  We passed under the Annapolis Bay Bridge and then proceeded up the Bay toward the canal.  We entered the C&D Canal about 1420 and past under the first of several bridges along the canal.

We contacted the Delaware City Marina and booked a reservation for the night at the marina.  

We passed under the Route 1/13 bridge that is the similar design as the Zakim bridge in Boston.  Fran and I have driven over this bridge many times on our way to Rehoboth Beach to visit my brother and his husband, Lee.

We arrived at the Delaware City Marina about 1530 and tied up to be ready to leave early tomorrow morning.

After checking in we purchased some oil for the engine and a foam cooler with some ice to use as refrigeration.  We decided to go to dinner at "Crabby Dick's" in downtown Delaware City.  On our way to Crabby Dick's we stopped to listen to a band concert being held on the town green.  The band was excellent and we enjoyed the music for a while.  It is a volunteer community band and they really did a great job.

After dinner we went back to the boat to plan our trip for tomorrow.  We hope that tomorrow we will reach Ocean City, NJ, that is 81 miles away.  At 7 kts, the trip will take us over 12 hours, so we will leave early in the morning. We will take two hour shifts to avoid fatigue.