June 21 - Thursday
Anchor up and under way at 7:00 AM for Cape May, NJ. The current in the canal was against us for the first hour but when we reached the Delaware Bay end the current gave us a 2 knot push down the bay. The extra 2 kts. gave us a ground speed of 10+ for several hours and that is fast for a trawler that is happy with 8. About 2 hours into the bay transit we wrapped a crab pot float line around our prop but were lucky enough to back-spin it clear, I hope. There were no signs of vibrations so we continued on, planning to arrange for a haul-out inspection when we arrived. Generally we enjoyed the best of conditions for the passage on Delaware Bay which can be a very rough patch of water. We entered the Cape May Canal at 2:00 PM and were at Utschs Marina in the harbor by 3:00. To our disappointment there was a problem with their travel lift so no haul-out. Tomorrow AM the captain will don mask and snorkel to have a look. Our son Matt and his family happened to be in nearby Avalon for a few days with Kristin’s folks so they picked us up and swept us to their hotel for a quick visit over dinner. The center piece of the evening of course, was CAMERON. Tomorrow Atlantic City – we hope.