Wednesday, September 30, 2015 – Cohensey Cove to Georgetown
Yacht Basin, DE
What a night! Wind
and current made for rocking and rolling worse than we have ever
experienced. Drawers were open and pens
and pencils, water bottles and our master supply of toilet paper were on the
floor. Luckily it only lasted a few
hours around 1am so we managed to get a good nights sleep after it was
over. Note to self: Make sure all drawers are shut
completely. In the morning, mud on the
anchor was tenacious and took a lot of water to wash it off, even after being
dragged at the surface for awhile.
On the transit to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) we had our first rain and got to test our windshield wipers. Several hours later, under overcast skies, we entered the C&D Canal along with several sailboats. We were passed both directions by recreational vessels and tugs pushing barges. Many of the southbound boats seem to be heading to the Annapolis boat show.
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| Pipe line crossing on C&D Canal! |
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| Good stopping spot in C&D Canal |
On the transit to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) we had our first rain and got to test our windshield wipers. Several hours later, under overcast skies, we entered the C&D Canal along with several sailboats. We were passed both directions by recreational vessels and tugs pushing barges. Many of the southbound boats seem to be heading to the Annapolis boat show.
We decided to head up the Sassafras River to Georgetown for
the night. It was an hour upriver with
many good anchorage locations along the way but we decided we would like a slip
with unlimited hot showers for a change.
Georgetown Yacht Basin (GYB) turned out to be a gem, very protected with
$1/foot rates which include water, electricity, heads and showers. Only bad thing is that the docks are
stationary which means that we had to learn another new thing – how to tie up
to fixed docks. Positive thing is that
we got to use our bow access through the lifelines. After doing a load of laundry and warming up
with hot showers we walked the two miles to Sassy River Market in Galena, a
grocery store with a small footprint and large prices. We bought one of the two heads of iceberg
lettuce and a few other items before heading back, just ducking in to the Kitty
Knight House for dinner as the rain began.
Luck was again with us as they had a “Date Night” special, two entrees
and a bottle of wine for $29, making the Kitty Knight House an excellent
restaurant on all accounts.
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