Goodbye Chesapeake, see you soon

As soon as we picked up our mooring ball we took the dinghy to the free dock in Ego Alley.  We walked to the Navy Cathedral (including the tomb of John Paul Jones), walked all around the waterfront and stopped for crab dip and painkillers at Pussers. 

Another perk of being a small boat, we squeaked under the Spa Creek Bridge (strict openings every 30 mins only) and we were able to get a mooring right in front of St Mary’s church and school.  Watching the daily recess was wonderful to see from the boat.

 

Heading to the top of the Bay we had a bouncy day crossing to the east side looking for an anchorage.  We stayed the night in Rogues Harbor then a short morning run headed toward Chesapeake City.  We entered back bay and picked up some current (whoosh)  and the sun is just coming up and Brian goes down to do an engine check.

We found a bend and way up by the bridge there is a huge shadow, I think it looks like a power plant.  Whoosh, if that power plant  didn’t become a container ship  quickly!

    

Got a spot at the town free wall, convenient to the local ice cream shoppe.

Then a walk to dinner, getting another look at how big the ships are in this area!!  Watched the prom couples taking photos, we were told this is a big thing here each year.

We biked (with the geese) to the small C&D Museum that showed the workings of the old lock here.

 

We left Chesapeake City and raced through the C & D canal surfing on the swift current.  We didn’t see any more large boats but turning to enter Delaware City was tricky. The staff guided us in and once we were all set we listened to the radio as all the other boats filed in after us.