Still Pond - Always a favorite
C&D Canal - Not a lot of room
Chesapeake City - Pleasant town
Turner Creek Sassafras River - Another favorite
Parkside to Still Pond: We had a late start as Jared and Aubrey arrived in the afternoon. Since winds were very light from the NE we motored over to Still Pond and anchored in the northern side. Dinner was grilled burgers and cucumber salad. Jared slept topside as it was still in the low 80's.
Still Pond to Summit North Point on the C&D Cannel: Up at 6 and made coffee. After a very light breakfast we headed towards Chesapeake City. Light N-NE winds and a sunny sky made it for a warm journey. We heard they had dredged Back Creek so we stopped in at the Chesapeake Inn for a nice lunch and quick walking tour of the town. Afterwards we timed the trip to follow the current to Summit North Point. The docks here are very nice but that's about it. The office is a dump, WiFi is non existent, the bathrooms poorly maintained and the pool dirty. The restaurant was quite pricey so after we cooled down in the pool and showered we had grilled shrimp from Jared. We had plans on going to Cape May but the winds were too light and it would have just been 20+ hours of motoring down the Delaware Bay so we planned on heading back the next day to go with the tide.
North Point to Turner Creek off of the Sassafras River: Breakfast of sausage and eggs along with some lively conversations. We stopped by the pump out and then out to the canal. Our conversations we so engaging we ended up missing the tide so motored against it all the way to the Chesapeake. A quick fuel stop at Schaffer's on the way to Turner Creek. We deployed the dinghy and all took turns exploring not only Turner Creek but the Sassafras as well. Finally we had a wonderful grilled steak dinner with pan fried potatoes and onions and salad for dinner. Drinks after dinner encouraged additional discussions until bed.
Sassafras River to Parkside: Up early to commune with nature in the quiet creek. Unfortunately Jared was developing a very painful toothache so we decided to head home. Jared and Aubrey took the dinghy out for a quick spin as I cleaned up from breakfast. We then recovered the dinghy and motored out the tricky creek entrance to the river. Once out on the river and bay we found lots of wind from the NE 10-15 knots and sailed on a port broad reach until Pools Island. Then we dropped the sails and motored into to Parkside.
Days: 4 Days to date: 35
Miles: 90 Miles to date: 879.7