Delaware City, DE

The first thing we did early on Saturday, June 11 was to take Archie for a walk in the pretty town of Chesapeake City.  This historic town on the C&D Canal has a number of lovely houses and storefronts.

We had a short cruise of only to hours to reach Delaware City.  The weather was overcast and cool and of course, the waters were calm because we were in the canal.  We arrived at 11:15 and two young men helped us tie up at the dock.  We knew we would be here for up to a month because we’re having work done on Zendo. They wanted to be helpful and placed us by the fuel pump thinking that we would be hauled out shortly.  But our haul out dates are uncertain and we insisted on being placed further down the dock in a more attractive setting.

That afternoon Stephanie and Ryan came by on their way home from a week at the Delaware shore. We hadn’t seen them since Christmas so it was very exciting!  They drove us to their apartment in Philly and we went out to dinner at a cool restaurant called American Sardine Bar where we ate outside because we had Mr. Archie with us.   This was right up Jonny’s alley because he loves sardines.  We each had interesting items to eat and just enjoyed being together again.

Ryan kindly loaned us his car while we’re in Delaware City because he is working from home.  We are most appreciative!  The next day we used the car to go to Lums Pond State Park that had an off-leash section for dogs.  The park had wonderful trails through the woods and streams with watering holes.  Archie played with several large dogs including one named Jughead!  He’s never met a dog he doesn’t like and before long he was running “zoomies” with the big dogs and even following them into the water.  He looked like a drowned rat and was as happy as can be.

Having a car is a real blessing around here since the closest grocery store is five miles away!  On the way back from a shopping excursion, we discovered Fort DuPont State Park, located on a beautiful promontory. We look forward to doing a lot more exploring over the next few weeks.

Back at our marina there is a beautiful walkway that runs along the C&D Canal all the way to Chesapeake City.  We’ve been walking on it each morning. It is quiet and peaceful and a lovely way to start each day.

The only thing missing from this marina is a swimming pool.  Fortunately, the weather has cooled off and we’re not feeling the need for one for now.  And there are plenty of things to do to keep busy.  Since we won’t be traveling on Zendo for up to a month, I’ll be putting the blog on pause until we resume our cruise!