After an uneventful trip up the Bay we anchored off Chesapeake City, MD awaiting the 5:30AM Saturday arrival of Andy and Christine. From there we traveled across the C&D Canal to the Delaware River and finally Camden, NJ. Along the way we looked at life on the river from a different vantage point than our usual I-95 view.
We shared the waterway with commercial and pleasure craft alike. I always find it hard to believe that a much smaller tug can maneuver such a large ship:
Here's the SS United States, awaiting a renovation. Donors to the effort can "purchase" bits of the boat, one square inch at a time, at $1 per inch. Interested? go to https://savetheunitedstates.org/:
A brief detour to the Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club allowed the chance to blow our horn in salute to the SCUBA class underway.
We shared the waterway with commercial and pleasure craft alike. I always find it hard to believe that a much smaller tug can maneuver such a large ship:
Here's the SS United States, awaiting a renovation. Donors to the effort can "purchase" bits of the boat, one square inch at a time, at $1 per inch. Interested? go to https://savetheunitedstates.org/:
A brief detour to the Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club allowed the chance to blow our horn in salute to the SCUBA class underway.
A heavy rain was falling as we tied up at the Wiggins Park Marina, just steps from the Susquehanna Bank Center. Naps were in order after lunch, and before long we welcomed my sister Joan and her friend Wendy. The skies cleared in time for us to enjoy the Philadelphia skyline during pre-concert cocktails and snacks on the Calypso Deck.
While Joan and Wendy enjoyed the Philly skyline view and (some of) the music from the nearby Caribbean Festival, the rest of us headed to the concert.
The Cap'n and I were very excited -- we had tickets in the pit!! Not yet members of the Zamily, I think A&C were not quite sure what they were getting themselves into.
The concert was terrific -- Sonia Leigh, an opening act, rocked it with "Born to Run (pretty cheeky for a Jersey crowd) and the Zac Brown Band, with surprise guest Gregg Allman (we screamed when he walked on stage!!) kept us singing and dancing all night. Thanks to a very tall and determined young man - who told his girlfriend he had to show me respect -and who led the way, we were able to work our way to about 5 people back from the stage. I was thrilled, THRILLED.
The following morning my legs hurt from standing at the concert, but at least we did not have to get up before the sun. Sadly, we said goodbye to Joan and Wendy and headed back to Chesapeake City, the first leg of our trip north completed. Next stop: Cape May, NJ
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