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Continuing the saga of “up, down, up” as we finish the final days of our homeward journey. Still slogging through pretty dismal weather, although not the worst we have ever seen, it is beginning to wear us down. As we … Continued
The next part of the journey homeward became a challenge thanks to the weather and sea conditions. We needed to go up the Chesapeake Bay, down the Delaware Bay, and then up the New Jersey coast. It will be a total … Continued
On Saturday, September 19th, we made another early morning departure (early = pre-sunrise) from Cape May so that we could make it all the way up the Delaware Bay and into the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal to Chesapeake City. Now that we … Continued
The waiting and anticipation finally came to an end. We picked up a rented cargo van and loaded it with everything we thought we might need, and could fit into it. We attempted a minimalist approach, which applied to clothing, … Continued
The past few days have really only been “travel” days as we make our “hops” down the Chesapeake Bay’s southern end. Not much to photograph or to write home about; and yet, I seem to have a few pictures to … Continued
We left Oxford on Wednesday morning (October 2nd) and headed up into San Domingo Creek to anchor, which is the ”back door” to St. Michaels. As we meandered and wiggled up into San Domingo Creek we came upon oyster boats. … Continued
Oxford on the Tred Avon River. Doesn’t that sound appealing? Are we in Maryland or England? We are on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay now and are surrounded by history. Oxford was a busy port of entry for … Continued
So what have been doing for the past 4 days? We B Gammin’. And having too much fun to stop and write! We registered to attend the Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM here in Maryland. We had attended one by … Continued
We departed Chesapeake City on Monday afternoon, saying goodbye to our new friends, Michele (yes, with one L) and Joe on The Simple Life. We shared the dock together and they are going southward as well. Hope to see them … Continued
Previously, on Kindred Spirit, the crew had decided to arise early on Friday and head up the Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. And that is just what we did. In the dark, at 4:42 am, we pulled … Continued