I spent a couple of days in New York, playing tourist. Lizzy Left and Dennis arrived, the wind stilll came on relentlessly from the south and after motoring our way through New York and Hell's Gate we sailed straight into the wind. It was slow going.

We weren't planning on stopping but just short of Atalantic City we lost the gib. It looked like I hadn't secured the schackle at the top of the gib. We pulled the gib and decided to head into Atalntic City for fixes in the dark. It wasn't the easiest approach with the lights of the shore mixing with the approach buoys. It was narrow and tight but we got in OK. The marina was part of a casino and reasonably well run. Dennis actually offered to climb the mast and fix the gib. I was stunned but took advantage of the offer, its a long way up that mast.

After the mast job, we took advantage of the casino buffet and headed out. Wind was still out of the south and so we anchoered in the lee of Cape May, using the sandy shore there. Had a good nights sleep but a steady current kept us beam on to what was quite honestly a very slight swell. In the moring we took the dinghy in through the surf - and got thoroughly wet. Dennis took a short run and I sized horseshoe crabs for helmuts.

Later that day we rounded Cape May to come ito Delaware Bay only to find the wind disappear, completely disappear. After struggling against the wind we weren't able to take adavantage of it when we turned. Instead we mootored the lenght of Deleaware Bay to the C&D (Chesapeake and Delaware) Canal. We hit the mouth of the Canal at just the right time, so instead of getting a good night sleep in the Delaware river we went for it. It was a wild ride until Chesapeake City (Maryland) where we decided to moor on the city dock for the night. It was a real nice spot, we were too late for the restarunts there but did bump into Dave who was also tied up there. He gave me the name of a boat yard at the southern end of the Chesapeake near Norfolk. This turned out to be where I put the boat up for winter. Thank you Dave.

The next morning, after a good nights sleep we crossed the canal and tied up on the City side of the canal and went for a walk. The walk included breakfast at a little diner where the food made finding the cafe more than worthwhile. Chesapeake City had fallen on hard times but was making a comeback as a tourist destination. Not a lot of work there but it was a charming little place.

Next stop was Baltimore and Dennis' final destination. We had one uninspiring night Tolchester beach in a marina, but it was miles from anywhere and everything at the marina was closed. But the next morning was a beam reach romp to the Patapsco River and Baltimore. We found a pier with a gas dock just before the city and it was a "Touch and Go" with Dennis throwing his bag up, and hopping off without a line being tied. And that was it, Dennis was gone. An Uber to the airport and he was heading back to Dallas.

I found an anchorage for the night, and made ready for Dave Rothgeb who I was picking up at Annapolis.