The current was with us for the first part of the morning and we zipped along at nine knots. But when the current switched as we entered the C&D Canal we slowed down to a pokey 5 knots.
We arrived at the Chesapeake City Town Dock at 1 pm and tied up in a very pretty setting with only one other boat at the dock, a big catamaran. The price is right, a free dock with only a $15 charge for electricity. The only caveat is a 24 hour limit on docking which was no problem for us.
We usually stay at nearby Delaware City Marina but Jonny had stayed here on his trip north and thought Lynn would like the little town. Chesapeake City was originally known as the Village of Bohemia or Bohemia Manor. Its name changed when the C & D Canal was built in 1829. It is tiny, really just a village, with only 693 residents. It was separated into north and south when the canal was built. The two sections were connected by a drawbridge which was destroyed by a freighter in 1942. A huge bridge was built to replace it, large enough for supertankers to pass underneath. When this happened, it staunched the flow of traffic into town so business declined considerably.
It is now a sleepy little town with some lovely colorful homes, many of which are B & Bs. We walked around to get a feel for the town but didn’t stop anywhere.
Back at Zendo, Lynn worked on the blog from Philly - a rather long one due to the length of our visit. With the excessive dining over the past week we were happy to settle for a big salad for dinner. We watched a couple of episodes of Ken Burns’ excellent new series on country music. As we tumbled into bed, we confirmed that we would definitely stay in this sweet spot again.
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