Delaware City DL - July 21-22
Delaware City The stop is located on the Delaware River just at the exit of the C&D Canal. This city, like most that we have visited, has a bunch of historic houses, but because we were here for only one evening, we didn't see very much. The owner of the facility, Tim, gave me a good tutorial on currents and tides in the Delaware River, which we would have to travel the next day to Cape May, NJ. The creek on which the marina is located is only 65 feet wide, with a very strong current. It was fascinating watching the very experienced dock hands manually turn our boat around in the creek, holding on to one line tied to the forward cleat on the boat and letting the current spin the boat around. You can see how narrow the creek is Part of the fun of this trip is learning new things about boating, and this was certainly a new thing to learn! The next morning, before we headed east to Cape May NJ, down the Delaware River into Delaware Bay, we ...
