Delaware City, DE (third visit of the season)

We went for a walk across the bridge in Georgetown on Saturday morning, October 12. We wanted to see the historic home and inn that sits high on a hill overlooking the water.  The home was significant during the War of 1812. The British had reduced most of the nearby town of Fredicksburg to ashes and then crossed the river to Georgetown intending to do the same. But the  owner of the house, one Kitty Knight, apparently was able to convince the British to save her house and that of her neighbor from burning. Theirs were two of the only ten or so homes that remained after the British set fire to the rest of the town.  The home is a local landmark.  We walked all around its grounds and its beautiful setting overlooking the river. 

By 9:30 we left Georgetown bound for Delaware City.  We first cruised back down the Sassafras River for about an hour before we re-entered the Chesapeake Bay.  We then cruised the C&D Canal which is very well-protected. It was a pleasant journey and we caught glimpses of some of the trees just starting to show their colors.

We cruised past Chaesapeske City arriving back at our favorite Delaware City Marina by 2:15.  

We were awaiting the arrival of our friends, Adelaida and Lange King, who were coming on Tuesday. We are definitely slowing down as we near the end of our journey and we spent a fairly relaxing couple of days walking Archie along the canal path and doing various boat and “household” chores including getting Zendo ready for our guests. 

We ate all our meals onboard as there are just a few restaurants nearby and we were saving our dining out until they arrived.

Late Wednesday morning we drove to the Philadelphia Airport to pick them up. On the way back to Zendo we brought them to historic New Castle, next door to Delaware City.  New Castle is a lovely town with many historic red brick homes and cobblestone streets.

There is a tavern there called Jessup’s that has an outstanding beer collection. We knew how much Lange loves beer so we thought they would enjoy this very old and authentic restaurant which, of course, they did. 

We had a great time hearing about their recent trip to Nepal and sharing our travels with them. Addie and Lange have made it a tradition to come and stay with us to celebrate my birthday very year that we have been cruising on Zendo.  This time they were unable to come closer to my birthday but of course it didn’t matter and the day they arrived we started a three day celebration!

That night we ate onboard enjoying lamb chops with spinach and a rice dish. The next day we would be cruising up to Philadelphia to continue the celebration, part of which will include dinner with Stephanie and Ryan on Wednesday night.