Preparing for the trip

Captain Jerry has been making the final preparations to North Star, our 32 foot Cape Island down east trawler. We are anxious to leave our landlubber lives behind and begin our long awaited journey around the Great Circle. Join us as we travel 10, 000 kilometers: through the historic Trent Severn Waterway; the pristine waters of Georgian Bay; the North Channel of lake Huron; and hop from beach to beach on lake Michigan. We will visit Chicago and begin our trek along the rivers: Illinois; upper Mississippi; Ohio; Cumberland: Tennessee; Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Black Warrior. We will have transited through 68 locks at this juncture. We have chosen the inner route from Mobile Alabama to Tarpon Springs Florida and the shorter Ocheechobee Waterway to reach the East coast of Florida. We will skip over to the Bahamas to wait out the winter before heading North on the Atlantic Inter Coastal Waterway.
The 10 years of researching and planning are finally at an end and we invite you to come along on our adventure.























Monday, April 30, 2012

Dennis New Jersey


Spring in Chesapeake City Maryland
We had a nice day in Chesapeake City yesterday. We walked around the historic district and visited the cute little curio shops. We didn't buy anything but it was enjoyable.

Historic B&B in Chesapeake City
More my size










Sunrise on the D& C Canal

We left Chesapeake City at 4:45 this morning in the dark. We had a good crossing of Delaware Bay. The last 3 hours were a little choppy but all in all we are happy to have crossed this hurtle. The bay is 25 miles wide at parts and can really kick up some waves.
I am using a free online program called "marinetraffic.com". It lets me know where the tugs, cargo ships and even my fellow cruisers are. I am able to get a description of the boat, the speed at which it is travelling and even a picture.  I used it in the C&D canal as well as Delaware Bay.  I will use it when we get out on the Atlantic and on the ST.Lawrence Seaway.  I like my new toys, it keeps me busy and out of trouble. The water is 59 degrees, a bad time to get thrown overboard.
I can't get over these beautiful navigational lights and horns-Ship John Shoal Horn
We are anchored in mud flats and salt marshes again except now it is cooler than the Georgia marshes. It is only supposed to go down in the upper 50s tonight so all should be fine. We are in Townsend Channel (N39 08.2887 and W74 43.5974) on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJ-ICW). There is a lot of shoaling so we have to really pay attention.



Entering Cape May New Jersey, the end of Delaware Bay!!
We will be in protected waters for tomorrow, on the NJ-ICW
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Location: Dennis, NJ, USA

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