October 8

We left Cape May at 8:15 after a two day stay. Many other boaters were debating whether or not to leave this morning. Yesterday it was blowing 4o miles an hour, only one boat, with 3 elderly people on board left. The youngest person was 83! We didn't hear any bad news, so I suppose they are ok.

Today is still windy, after leaving Cape May CAnal, we entered the Delaware River, with seas from 4 to 6 feet. Very rough for at least an hour, after that, the winds subsided and by the time we got to C&D Canal, it was calm. We got to the end of the canal at 12:30 and we had planned to stop at Chesapeake City, but since it was so calm, we decided to fuel up and continue on. We planned to go to Baltimore, but continued on and ended up in Annapolis at 6:30 pm. We didn't realize a boat show was going on and had some difficulty getting a space, but finally got one at Petrini's Marina. He is quite a character, all bent over with arthritis, but very pleasant. He apologized for charging $4.00 a foot, but said the city was killing him with taxes. David wanted to leave first thing, but Annapolis is too exciting to leave, so we'll stay one more day. The boat show is for sailboats, so there's no danger he will buy one. We're still having trouble with water leaking (fresh water, not salt) which is frustrating. Other than that, everything is great. We are enjoying meeting other travelers and learning a lot. Thank you for your comments.