We met up with our friends Sharlene and Gill on First Love in Top Sail Sound NC. We travelled with them on and off as far as Portsmouth VA. Their home Port is in North East MD, in the northern part of Chesapeake Bay.
Gus, one of the Rose Buddies in Elizabeth City NC. Gus is down at the town docks every day to help cruisers tie up at the free dock.
The Maritime Museum of the Abalmarle Sound, Elizabeth City, NC.
 Heading towards the South Mills Lock and the Dismal Swamp Canal on the Pasquotank River. |
Our Flotilla docking at the Dismal Swamp Welcoming Center. This was our last stop in North Carolina.
The next day and a few miles north of the Dismal Swamp Welcoming Center.
The Portsmouth/Norfolk area is a big military industrial center and naval base. There were 3 aircraft carriers along with several other naval ships, being overhauled and re-fitted.
Norfolk Virginia, picture taken close to mile 0 of the AICW. Our friend Morgan Drum, who calls Norfolk home, gave us a land tour of the area.
Jackie and Robin Hartley,-a British cruising couple and Morgan Drum, greet us at the Portsmouth Boating Club. We enjoyed their hospitality while we were in the area.
The "Wolf Trap" lighthouse is typical of some of the shallow water lights on the Chesapeake. They are all automated lights now.
An Osprey feeding its young. There are a lot of fishing birds on the Chesapeake and they all have different approaches to catching fish.
Two male mallards are vying for the attention of this female. Debbie took this picture in Solomons MD.
Solomons, MD. We took a mooring ball here at one of the many marinas. The community is a real boating center on the western shore of the Chesapeake.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, close to Annapolis MD. WE chose to bypass Annapolis and go to Rock Hall on the western Shore instead.
Old wooden fishing boat at Rock Hall, MD. WE stopped here at a marina for the night so we could do a little provisioning and just get off the boat.
The Northern Chesapeake bay is very rural with rolling hills. Reminded us a bit of our home in Nova Scotia.
We spent a night at anchor in a small lagoon in Chesapeake City on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The ACL "Atlantic Conveyor" passed by early the next day. This sea level canal links the Chesapeake with Delaware Bay.
Blossoms in bloom in this front yard garden. I think this picture was taken in Rock Hall.
Along the C&D Canal, close to Delaware Bay.
We spent a couple of days here waiting for a strong cold front to blow itself out. The strong winds blowing against the fast currents of the Delaware River and Bay make for high standing waves.
The "Ship John Shoal" light in Delaware Bay.
Atlantic City, NJ. We did the the Jersey Shore in 3 hops. Cape May, NJ to Atlantic City where we anchored for the night, Atlantic City to Manasquan Inlet, where we stayed at a marina, and Manasquan to Sandy Hook. We found the entrances to be well marked, wide and deep, but they may have been troublesome in strong east winds. A lot of the cruisers will do this 120 mile stretch in one hop, which includes an overnight sail.
The end of the Sandy Hook Spit on Sunday Afternoon, May 17, 2015. We decided to anchor on the other side near old Fort Hancock. New York Harbor is another 10 miles.
Anchored on the west side of Sandy Hook. The area suffered a lot of damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. These houses are boarded up, maybe as a result of flood damage during the storm. In the background is the Sandy Hook light house. There has been a lighthouse here since the before the revolutionary war. The area is on the landing path for JFK airport, and at times there were jets lined up a minute apart to land.
Moxie Log
May 2/15 Anchored in Campbell’s Creek, NC (M154)
May 3/15 Anchored in Alligator River (Cypress Swamp) NC (M92)
May 4/15 Free Dock. Elizabeth City, NC (M 45)
May 5/15 The Visitors Center, The Great Dismal Swamp Canal. (M28)
May 6/15 Portsmouth VA, Morgans Slip at the Portsmouth Boating Center VA. (M 0)
May 7/15 Anchored in Indian Creek Harbour, W of Chesapeake Bay
May 8/15 Mooring Ball at Zahniser’s Marina, Solomons Island, MD
May 9/15 North Point Marina, Rock Hall, MD
May 10/15 Anchored at Chesapeake City Basin, DL, C&D Canal
May 11/15 Delaware City Marina (3 nights)
May 14/15 Anchored at Cape May, NJ (by Coast Guard Sta.)
May 15/15 Anchored at Atlantic City, NJ (Brigantine Lagoon)
May 16/15 Hoffman’s Marina at Manasquan Inlet, NJ
May 17/15 Anchored at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, NJ.
May 2/15 Anchored in Campbell’s Creek, NC (M154)
May 3/15 Anchored in Alligator River (Cypress Swamp) NC (M92)
May 4/15 Free Dock. Elizabeth City, NC (M 45)
May 5/15 The Visitors Center, The Great Dismal Swamp Canal. (M28)
May 6/15 Portsmouth VA, Morgans Slip at the Portsmouth Boating Center VA. (M 0)
May 7/15 Anchored in Indian Creek Harbour, W of Chesapeake Bay
May 8/15 Mooring Ball at Zahniser’s Marina, Solomons Island, MD
May 9/15 North Point Marina, Rock Hall, MD
May 10/15 Anchored at Chesapeake City Basin, DL, C&D Canal
May 11/15 Delaware City Marina (3 nights)
May 14/15 Anchored at Cape May, NJ (by Coast Guard Sta.)
May 15/15 Anchored at Atlantic City, NJ (Brigantine Lagoon)
May 16/15 Hoffman’s Marina at Manasquan Inlet, NJ
May 17/15 Anchored at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, NJ.
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