September 30th- Cohansey River, NJ to Chesapeake City, MD

Last night the wind died down and we had a nice sunset. The morning brought steely grey skies and a northeast wind. It was unnecessary for us to leave early due to tide and current. We had coffee, a light breakfast, and got Evergreen ready for another day of pounding up this damn bay.

Today we had some of the same problems. The big difference was the wind velocity was less. After leaving the Cohansey River we set our genoa and made our way up the bay. It was a wet ride but the sea conditions were less threatening.

Permanent frown stuck to my face.

Eventually we had to point up directly into the northeast wind and fired up the diesel engine. We took some water into the boat due to pounding against the waves but much less than yesterday. The prize for all of this wet work was the C and D canal and Chesapeake City.

The waves and spray stopped as soon as we entered into the canal. 15 minutes later we were peeling off wet foulies and having lunch.

Calm water in the canal.

There are many cruisers moving south right now and many were dealing with the bay and taking the C & D canal to the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake City has a small anchorage along the canal. It’s a great spot. We were pretty sure it was going to be full so we had a plan “B”. To our surprise, there was only one boat and they were leaving! We anchored right in the middle and let out a bunch of chain with our anchor. We’ve sat out some bad weather here on our last trip and it worked out well.

There is supposed to be a bunch of wind and rain for the next few days due to the effects of Hurricane Ian. The coast is getting heavy winds but it’s much less in this big ditch that was dug between the bays.

The admiral has contacted a marina and secured hot showers for us. There is a tiki bar with good pizza. Ollie likes the dinghy dock and has had some freedom. He’s also had plenty of ball catching action. We brought a few tennis balls with us but he finds them everywhere we go. We build up a surplus over time.

We’re going to rest here for a few days. We all need a break.

Some scenes from Chesapeake City.