Monday , July 25
Times Square: people, lights, advertising and hustle and bustle. We took a city bus to Times Square in order to catch one of the double decker bus tours. Interestingly, when we asked a Metro bus driver who was having …
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The Big Apple
(Sunday July 24 – Dist: 6.7 mi; Avg Speed: 5.5 mph; TTT: 1:15 hrs)
Sunday morning we were able to secure a slip at the 79 TH Street Marina so we headed out into New York Harbor and travelled the short distance up river to 79 TH Street.
One can al…
New York, New York
Liberty Landing, Jersey City NJ
(Sat. July 23 – Dist: 108.6 mi; Avg Speed: 18.0 mph; TTT: 6:00 hrs)
Another decent day on the ocean… after the first 90 minutes anyway. In the harbor it did look hazy again but off shore there was still a thin…
Casino Town in Joisey
Farley State Marina, Atlantic City NJ
(Friday July 22 – Dist: 44.7 mi; Avg Speed: 16.4 mph; TTT: 2:45 hrs)
The wind finally shifted to the south west during the night so the fog was more of a heavy haze. We did not hurry to give the air a chan…
Terrifying Times
(Wednesday July 20 – Dist: 21.6 mi; TTT: 4:30 hrs)
FOG, FOG and MORE FOG
It was a beautiful morning with the sun shining and the water calm (see adjacent photo). Visibility in the harbor was good….. but as you can see in the top photo there w…
Utsch’s Marina, Cape May NJ
(Monday July 18 – Dist: 61.0 mi; TTT: 4:25 hrs)
The trip from Delaware City down the full length of Delaware Bay was pleasant enough although not very interesting. There do not appear to be any stops along the way so one must check the weather p…
Delaware City Marina, DE
(Friday July 15 – Dist: 11.8 mi; Avg Speed: 9.2 mph; TTT: 1:15 hrs)
The Pond
Delaware City is the home port for our good Looper friends Mitch and Carole on Serendipity. This is their home not too far from the marina. It is a neat home w…
Summit North Marina, Bear DE
(Wed. July 13 – Dist: 60.0 mi; Avg Speed: 11.1 mph; TTT: 5:30 hrs)
Tucked on the north side of the C&D (Chesapeake and Delaware) canal is a large marina adjacent to State Park Land. Of course there is nothing nearby but we decided to stop h…
Tidewater Marina, Baltimore MD
(Sunday July 10 – Dist: 76.1 mi; Avg Speed: 10.3 mph; TTT: 7:20 hrs)
Another pleasant day of traveling on Chesapeake Bay. We have been blessed with calm seas and warm, sunny days. This was our view off our starboard side for the duration of our sta…
Solomons Yachting Center, Solomons MD
(Thurs. July 7 – Dist: 44.8 mi; Avg Speed: 9.0 mph; TTT: 5:00 hrs)
As you can see, it was a bit foggy when we left Cole’s Point Plantation Marina near Ragged Point so I turned on the radar unit as an extra precaution. Well that lasted for about 1…
