A short post today, somewhat boring 😃
Today we left the beautiful city of Annapolis, for an anchorage 59 miles away in Chesapeake City Maryland.
Just outside of Annapolis, we traveled under the longest bridge that I have ever seen. We’ll OK, there is a pretty long one down in the Florida Keys also 😃
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a 4.3-mile dual-span suspension bridge connecting Sandy Point, Maryland, with Stevensville, Maryland. It opened in 1952 and was expanded in 1973. The bridge is a key transportation route, connecting the Eastern Shore with the Baltimore, Annapolis, and the Washington metropolitan areas.
Tonight, we are located in a place called the C&D Canal in Chesapeake City Maryland.
The Canal connects the top of Chesapeake Bay to the top of Deleware Bay, for transit back down to Cape May NJ on the Atlantic Seaboard.
Remember that we took this LONGER route because of the east wind & high waves in the Atlantic Ocean. It was a much longer route to Cape May, but also gave us some great tourism stops in Annapolis & Solomon’s Island.
The graphic below shows our route; up Chesapeake Bay, into the C&D Canal at the top, then back down to Cape May, New Jersey. The red arrow is our current location.
We will cross over from Chesapeake Bay to Delaware Bay tomorrow, using a body of water called the C&D Canal.
The C&D Canal, is crucial 14-mile waterway, that connects the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay, significantly reducing travel time between Philadelphia and Baltimore. The canal was first envisioned in the 1600s, and it was officially opened for business in 1829. The canal was a major transportation route, especially during the early 19th century, and was expanded and improved over time to accommodate larger vessels. The canal is now owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
We arrived at our anchorage in the C&D Canal about 4pm, had a nice spaghetti dinner on board, & met some Loopers who rode their dinghy over to the Mahi Mahi to visit with us.
Some shots from tonight’s anchorage.
We hope that you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend 👋
Mike, Deena, and Jerry
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