Chesapeake City

Fort Delaware

September 28/29 th- We untied the lines at the dock and began our journey south on the Delaware River. The skies were overcast and afternoon thunderstorms were once again predicted. Our plans for the day were to make it to Chesapeake City and we would anchor down for the night. As we were travelling south we could see the heavy rain bands making their way north but we were lucky because most of them missed us. We don't like to have to steer from below, our preference is being up on the flybridge. So, a little rain wasn't a huge deterence. Late afternoon we were one of the first few boats entering the anchorage. Sometimes the 'free' dock is available, however this time it was jam packed. We picked our spot and the rain just fell enough to be a nuisance. Late in the afternoon several sailboats showed up in the small anchorage along with a couple of trawlers. Our little anchorage was now full and each of us were swinging in very different directions.  We thought maybe tomorrow we might grab the free dock.

another great rainbow!

Early in the morning we checked the free dock and it was still packed. Nobody was going to move on a day like today. Heavy thunderstorms were predicted, so we decided to just sit tight and relax. In between the rain we noticed a sailboat had began to drag towards shore. We were out on the back deck talking to another cruiser and he was trying to find the crew. That event became a dance, we noticed a small dinghy roaring in and sure enough it was the crew. One member stood on the small dock used for dinghies and tried to push the sailboat out into deeper water while the crew member in the dinghy took one of the sailboats halyards and motored out to tip the boat so the keel would lift. They managed to bring the sailboat back into deeper water and the next thing we knew they decided to leave. That evening all was quiet.

September 30th. Fells Point festival was happening in Baltimore, so to make the most of the event we planned our next stop very close to the marina. We pulled the anchor up and made our way out of the anchorage deciding not to wait for the free dock. That evening we relaxed in a quiet cove and would you believe that's where we found the sailboats that we came across in Chesapeake City. They too were going to the Festival at Fells Point. We enjoyed a relatively calm and quiet night, no rescues needed.