by Claudia and Jim | Sep 17, 2022 | Sailing
Blue Crabs have always been synonymous with life along the Chesapeake—Algonquian for “at a big river,” with archaeologists finding remnants of crab feasts from both Native Americans and early colonists. Today Claudia and I walked 1.5 miles to a highly recommended...
by Claudia and Jim | Sep 17, 2022 | Sailing
Charm city, The City That Reads, The City of Firsts; these are only some of Baltimore’s nicknames. The birth place of the U.S. national anthem, what else would you expect in a destination that is richly varied in its characters and its attractions. There is so...
by Claudia and Jim | Sep 16, 2022 | Sailing
Last night after dodging hundreds of crab pots, we were rewarded with a most peaceful and beautiful anchorage off the Sassafras River. Now that we’re in the Chesapeake, we’re no longer stressed about places to stay. Unlike the NE, NY, and NJ, the...
by Claudia and Jim | Sep 15, 2022 | Sailing
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal may be the Rodney Dangerfield of canals. It doesn’t get a lot of attention although it’s one of the busiest canals in the United States. Most people outside of Delaware would be hard-pressed to find it on a map. It saves...
by Claudia and Jim | Sep 14, 2022 | Sailing
Despite Delaware’s stature as the second smallest state in America, the Delaware River and Bay are kind of a big deal as the second busiest shipping channel in the nation. With cargo ships and tankers chugging tugs hauling or pushing barges that connects Lewis...
by Claudia and Jim | Sep 12, 2022 | Sailing
Decidedly different and easily accessible, Cape May is a Jersey Shore destination deserving of special consideration & wildly recognized as the nation’s oldest seaside resort. If your vessel is bounded to ports beyond the Jersey coast, it’s not only a...
