May 20                                    Greenwich, New Jersey

We planned to leave early from Havre de Grace but fog enveloped the area.  It finally cleared at nine and we quickly untied the lines.  As we were docked in a narrow space, David had to carefully maneuver the boat backward between a protruding deck and a tall post before he could begin his turn into the channel leading out of the marina into the river.  As always, he managed to do this flawlessly.  It is surely my imagination, but it always seems that the boat doubles in size whenever we encounter such situations!

The fog disappeared completely as we entered the C & D canal leading from the Chesapeake into Delaware Bay.  The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and there was little wind.  It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed looking at the lovely homes dotting the landscape.

The journey to Cape May, our final destination for this part of our journey, would take nine hours.  We decided to stop at Greenwich, New Jersey, a small town up the Cohansey River off Delaware Bay.  Our Waterways Guide had described it as quaint with several good restaurants and voted one of the ten loveliest towns in New Jersey.  The Cohansey ran a circuitous course through the marshes to the two marinas at Greenwich.  Both seemed to be almost deserted.

David easily docked at Greenwich Boat Works and as I was talking to the dockhand, I was surrounded by biting gnats.  We quickly secured the boat and shut the doors to avoid them inhabiting the interior. My conversation had provided some disappointing news.  The town was a mile away, all the shops were closed for the season, and the local grocery had not re-opened since the owner had left last year.  The once lovely restaurant on the premises was also closed. 

We would make the best of a not so great situation.  First, a long nap on the sofa in the salon and then a delicious dinner of baked chicken, corn on the cob, and arugula salad on the aft deck (with the curtains closed and the A/C on).  Watching the horrible news on TV about the tornadoes in Oklahoma and the resulting devastation and deaths, we once again realized how fortunate we were.