The last time I blogged we were in New Bedford. Well we left there at 7 pm and sailed for Groton in the distinguished company of REBOOT and POWMIA. Along the way we encountered heaving seas in 30 kt winds and a passage through a place called The Race. On one side of The Race is Fisher Island and rocks on the other side only a few hundred yards away (but it seems like feet), and the whole Atlantic Ocean seems to want to squeeze through it during the tidal cycle. We got there at dark, the tidal current running with us, the wind against us, and the seas standing. The engine was revving, Maggie was at the helm, and I was on the deck taming the sails. It was ... exciting. We arrived in Groton at 9 am, tied up to the dock, had several drinks with our traveling companions, then went to bed at 2pm. I woke up at 6pm with a slight hangover, watched a couple of movies with Maggie and then went to bed - again. Not a typical day - unless you cruise.
Along the East River |
Obligatory shot of Lady Liberty |
Up at dawn after a few hours of sleep, we set off for Cape May, which forms the eastern side of the entrance to Delaware Bay. We were thinking that we would round the corner and head up the bay, through the C&D canal, which goes to the top of the Chesapeake Bay. This detour adds 150 nm. to the trip but avoids going outside in the ocean, and the weather has not really been favorable for offshore passage making. En route, the winds died, the engines came on and we changed plans, again.
We motored right past the Delaware Bay, and as I write this at 1 am, we are 5 hours away from Ocean city where we will drop anchor and get some rest - maybe. It is after all, only 70 miles further to Norfolk where we plan to stop for a few days to get some rest and take care of some stuff.
At sea, I use the short wave radio to down load weather data, email, post blogs and even have a chat with my mom via a patch to a land line provided by a kind and helpful ham radio operator. It is slower that broadband internet, so I will have to add pictures later.
I'm not sure what tomorrow will bring, but whatever it is I say "Bring it".
5 comments:
Beautifully written, it is as though I was sailing along the coast with you and Sophie.
Missing the never ending adventures of life on H2OBO.
Love you
M.
Hey Branko, Check you e-mails. I've sent you a few and no reply. Still ffriends? lol :-)
Hey Branko!!! :)
This is from everybody at the Creatura house. We miss you! It has been wonderful having your lovely wife stay with us for the night. We hope all is well and that the water is treating you with respect.
Lots of love,
Frank, Peggy, Maggie and Chuck
P.s Rain and Roxi say Hi!
you are the most eloquent writer i have ever read. on top of everything you are also a poet. You make me see everything you do in such a clear way, as if i was there with you on the boat thrashing and bouncing on the waves, almost throughin up but not quite. Much love as always
Fiorenzo
New York
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