Delaware City, DE (return from Philly)

Sadly, we had to depart Philadelphia after a wonderful week with Stephanie. We left Pier 3 Marina at 7 a.m. on Wed. June 6 for the relatively short trip to Delaware City Marina.  We left with the ebbing tide which has a very strong current which increased our speed by 2 knots and we arrived promptly at noon.  Georgio, as usual, was very relaxed, this time camped out in the aft deck sink.

Jonny spent the day doing boat chores including changing the oil and engine zincs.  Lynn spent most of the afternoon summarizing our 7 days with Stephanie and doing a load of laundry. Keeping busy with chores helped her to overcome the melancholy she was experiencing after having to say good-by to Stephanie.

At 5 p.m. we attended dockmaster Tim’s briefing on conditions for cruising the Delaware Bay to Cape May on the following day. He has access to cool online tools that show currents, wind speed and other necessary factors influencing this day long passage.

Happily, conditions looked ideal; he said they were the best he’d seen all year.  (Of course, that might have been influenced by the fact that his marina was totally booked the next day and he needed us to move on to make room)!

Jonny also spoke to Tim about the possibility of keeping  our boat at this marina over the winter which could be a convenient place with Stephanie only an hour or so away by car. We are thinking of leaving Zendo north for the winter so we can spend our winters in Miami and our summers on Zendo cruising in the northeast.

That evening, we took advantage of the free crab ball coupons offered by the marina and the local restaurant Crabby Dick’s.  It was our first time there and we were pleased with its beautiful setting overlooking the waterfront.  

We sat outside and had a drink and appetizer.  Later we walked back to Zendo where our dinner consisted of the leftover pulled pork and cole slaw that Lynn had made for the day we took Stephanie’s friends out on Zendo.