Father’s Day: C&D Canal to Atlantic City

We left early this morning. I heard Dad get pull the up the anchor and after a half hour I snuck out of bed, careful not to wake my sister and snuck out and into the cockpit with Dad. The day was just waking the sun rose lazily with a light pink glow surrounding the sky around it. I said good morning to Dad and we hung out in the cockpit and together watched the day awake.
Zani came up a half-hour after I did and said good morning to Dad. I whispered to Zani when Dad was busy looking at his chart plotter, to go downstairs after me. She did, and remembered it was Father’s Day. So we each made Dad a card, grabbed his present and went up to the cockpit. “Happy Father’s Day!” we said excitedly swinging a present in front of us with smiles on our faces. Dad had no idea. He completely forgot it was Father’s day. So he was very surprised!
He read our home-made cards and opened his present. Dad said we made his day. (more than once!) =D

On the back of the card I made for Dad, I wrote a poem.
(poem below)

Keep On Going

You go through the C&D Canal,
And you hook up with a pal,
then you keep on going…

Sail through the Delaware Bay
and around Cape May,
then you keep on going…

Stop at Atlantic City,
where the lights make you dizzy,
then you keep on going…

Don’t stop at Sandy Hook,
Cause it’s really sandy gook,
So you keep on going…

Land in Port Jefferson,
Take the dingy for a spin,
Then you keep on going!!!!

In the C&D Canal the waters were pretty calm and we we’re able to cruise at 9-10 knots. (The current helped us out. ;) The sun was now rising high in the sky as we sailed along.


Then we sailed into Delaware Bay. Then to Cape May. As usual the seas around Cape May were a little rough. The waves were around four feet. So with wind, current and shoals all around us, we pounded through.

Up-up-up- Down! *splash*

We made it in one-piece around Cape May and headed for our Port O’ Call: Atlantic City.
We got there just as the sun was setting.

We had to go through a very narrow channel to get to our cozy anchorage.


To our surprise we saw Deeper Season there! We had met them in Put In creek. It was ironic that we saw them again.

Signing off,
Victoria