Delaware City, DE

Sunday, October 16 was our last day of cruising for 2022. We left our anchorage on the Cohansey River early so we would have a slack tide when we arrive at the Delaware City Marina.  The tide runs swiftly by their docks and we knew that there would be no one to help us tie up. We wound our way out of the Cohansey River with the surrounding marshlands showing the colors of autumn. The weather was quite chilly for the four hour trip and we spent some time traveling from the salon.

We arrived at our marina by11:30 and because of our good timing we were able to tie up easily. In fact, there was a dockhand there to help and all went quite smoothly.  We always like staying at this marina and we especially like Tim, the owner.  

We spent the afternoon with Jonny washing down Zendo and me catching up on the blog.  Later on we took Archie for a walk into town along the waterfront. This town is also historic and has done a great job of maintaining its waterfront.

It’s with mixed feelings that we end our journey this year. This has been another wonderful year of cruising for us.  We traveled 1,856 miles on Zendo going from Manteo, North Carolina all the way up to Seal Harbor, Maine visiting many friends and family along the way. We visited several new places and returned to many of our old favorites.  All in all, we visited 50 locations up and down the east coast. In addition, we had a fabulous trip to the west coast cruising the San Juan Islands in Washington and visiting friends and family in the northwest.  Each year, Jonny and I reconfirm our commitment to this cruising lifestyle and will continue it as long as we are able to.  We feel like we have the best of both worlds, our city life in Miami and our “country” life onboard Zendo.  

We’ll spend the next week getting Zendo ready to be hauled for the winter. We’re keeping her in Delaware City this year because of its proximity to Philadelphia. With all the wedding plans underway, we wanted to be closer to Stephanie and Ryan to be able to participate and help as much as we can with the planning of all the festivities.