Thursday, June 6, 2013

Great Loop was 10 days short of a year! This trip? Guess there's the extra 10 days!

June 6, 2013
We thought you might like to see a few of the sights from our very brief voyage.  All things considered, both of us felt it was the right decision to return to home port.  It appeared we would be in Cape May for at least 5 days after we arrived.  We'd just spend three days waiting to get out of Blades Marina, from rain and windy conditions.  Even at that, the passage to Tighman Island was 3 - 4 feet waves.  Not unsafe, but not enjoyable either.  Our latest crew member was seasick.  Predictions for this year have not been favorable for the type of journey we had planned.  Both Ron and I feel good about the change in plans and we have valued the time we have had aboard.  We are now totally serious about selling our Dubhe III and have begun the process on a more proactive path.  Up until now, we really didn't care if she sold or not and I guess that was our internal barometer telling us we were not ready to let her go.  This brief journey has given us the joy of having owned her, and resolved within that it is time she moved on.
So we have journeyed three days.  The first day was to Tighman Island where we stayed at Knapps Narrows Marina.  and tonight we are at Delaware City Marina which is located at the end of the C & D canal.  I wish I had not been at the helm the second day because the birds were spectacular and I wanted to take pictures of every one.  Maybe on our way back!!!!
Leaving the Nanticoke River


I did not angle the bow to "get him" while he was up there!  Would I do That?  



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