11/17/13 Chesapeake City to Magothy River, Delaware

We awoke in Chesapeake City on Sunday morning and went for a 4 mile run walk along the Delaware Chesapeake Canal. Tim sprinted the last 2 miles so he decided to enter the biathlon and row across the basin to pick me up, the exercise felt great. We departed mid morning for Deep Creek and the sun and warmth allowed us to take out door showers along the way. I took one for the team and showered first, saving all the hot water for Tim. I think I have done my duty ... for the trip, yes, warm showers for me from now on! 

We saw miles of breath taking farmland along the canal.

We arrived at Deep Creek at 1700 at half tide which was a good thing as the depths were somewhat shallow at 6-7 feet and it was dusk, but hey, we know about shallow water after Barnegat Bay! Before leaving Kittery we decided we were going to try to avoid entering an unknown harbor after dark. It has been quite difficult to stick to it as the days as so short and we are trying to get south before the really cold weather sets in. Also unlike New England with it's big tides, strong currents and hard rock hazards, down here the bottom is typically soft mud,  the tides are less than 2 feet, and the currents are usually minimal. 

We chose to come to Deep Creek Marina and Restaurant as we had read rave reviews in Active Captain about their crab cakes along with overnight dockage with dinner. Of course we went in and ordered the crab cakes and baked oysters and were not disappointed, they were delicious! As a matter of fact, we both commented that they were the best we had ever had! The dock at the marina kept us safe and protected from the cold front winds and rains that passed while we slept.

In the morning we awoke to beautiful sunshine again, what we have come to expect. We spend a few hours cleaning out the water tanks with bleach to eradicate whatever we might have contracted at the C&D Canal "Deliverance" marina.

Departing the Magothy River, we were greeted with strong NW winds which whisked us down the bay to Mill Creek at Salomon Island. Again we arrived after sunset, but the full moon was about to rise so we waited in the channel to welcome her.  What a sight! 

Once again the IPad and IPhone navigation apps (Navionics & Navmatics Charts & Tides) made a safe entry into Mill Creek easy. We had a password glitch on the Marinetraffic.com tracking, but we got that running again.