6/25/15 7/1/15             Cape May, NJ., Atlantic City, NJ., Sandy Hook, NJ. Through New York City

6/25/15 - 6/28/15         Cape May NJ.

We ran through the remainder of the C & D Canal and then across the Delaware River and Delaware Bay heading for Cape May. We passed a couple of tall ships on their way into Philadelphia. We also saw the Cape May Lewes Ferry pull out for a trip to Delaware.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our destination was the Utsch’s Marina in Cape May Harbor. We stayed 3 days waiting for the weather to be calm enough to make the ocean trip to our next port of call. This gave us time to check out the city.

Cape May is famous for its Victorian architecture and it can be found throughout the city. Below are a few examples we found along the beach front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They closed off about 4 blocks of Washington Street and have created a really cute outdoor mall. It has lots and lots of cute little chops and restaurants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And what visit to Cape May would be complete without pictures of the beach and of course their outstanding lighthouse.

 

 

6/29/15            Atlantic City

We finally got a day with calm winds and our trip up to Atlantic City was pretty smooth. I took lots of pictures of Atlantic City from the ocean since it just keeps going on and on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We actually went up past the ocean front Atlantic City and into the Absecon Inlet. We stayed at the Golden Nugget Casino Marina. There are numerous casino’s around this inlet. It is almost like its own little city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/15                        Sandy Hook                                                                           

 The weather was good again so we were up and out early to do our last ocean leg. Our approach to Sandy Hook gave us our first hazy look at the skyline of New York.

 

Our destination was the Atlantic Highlands Marina.  We took time for dinner and made an early night of it since we wanted to get an early start again on Wednesday.

 

Here we are being passed by the ferry between Atlantic Highlands and New York City. Those boats waste no time.

 

 7/1/15              New York from the Hudson River

New York City was not a destination for us, but the trip up the Hudson through New York City definitely did not lack the interesting.

The bridge into New York Harbor and the skyline of New York still appeared hazy as we entered the harbor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The harbor itself is very busy.

 

It took us a while and a lot of careful navigating to get to the lady herself.

 

With no tour guide, I just shot pictures of whatever caught my eye. So here are a bunch of pictures and most have captions. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of them.

Fort Wadsworth - in the harbor

? in the harbor

Ellis Island

Ellis Island also

new Freedom Tower

Little church before the skyscrapers

Empire State Building

Typical city in the mountains of New York

 

5/9/15 – 6/24/15          Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake City

5/9/14 – 6/23/15          Welcome to Baltimore

Coming up the Patapsco River into Baltimore you pass a major part of American history ‘Fort McHenry’. It is the birthplace of the National Anthem. It is open to the public and offers guided tours. It is accessible by water taxi from many of the destinations described below. There are several water taxis and each serves a specific area, so you would need to transfer boats to get to most places.
 

We elected to dock in Canton due to the number of family members living in the area. There are numerous other destinations available if you visit Baltimore. Below is a picture of the Baltimore Harbor with the various areas named. Descriptions and additional pictures will follow.



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The Inner Harbor is a wonderful combination of shops and entertainment and hotels all within walking distance. You will find an Aquarium, a Science Center, a casino and professional baseball and football stadiums. A little farther out is the new Inner Harbor East which is still under construction and looks to become another lovely attraction.



Inner Harbor



Inner Harbor

Harbor East

There are still other areas to visit that are adjacent to the downtown area. These include Little Italy, Fells Point and Federal Hill, just to name some of the really close ones.       

While in Baltimore we finally had a chance to get our newest grand baby on the boat. Brooklyn  had never seen it before , but didn’t waste any time checking it out and trying to take it over. We also took her out for a ride on the dingy. She liked the little boat too.

 

Jen, I'm sorry about your head!

 

 

 

We did an extended stay in Baltimore to attend the wedding of my God-Daughter. The wedding was a beautiful and wondrous affair. I’d like to introduce the bride and groom to all of you who were not in attendance.

Congratulations! Jillian and Jeff Black.

 

6/24/15            Chesapeake City

We left Baltimore and headed to Chesapeake City on the C & D Canal. We stayed at Schaefer's Canal House.  Our friends Drew and Wayne met us there for dinner.

Schaefer's Canal House

 There is a cute little town (the other part of Chesapeake City) with B & B’s and quaint restaurants and shops and a maritime museum just across the canal.

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 Stay tuned. Next stop Cape May, NJ.