Sept. 14-Oct. 21 Atlantic Highlands to Aquia Harbour, VA

We left Atlantic Highlands anchorage very late morning after picking up our mail at the local post office. The ocean was calm and we had a good ride, but because we left Atlantic Highlands so late in the morning, we had to go in the inlet at Mannasquan, NJ. We anchored for the night and traveled the remaider of the way to Atlantic City via the inland waterway. It is a very winding route and some parts are shallow, but we reached Atlantic City without a hitch and anchored for the night. We still had good weather and calm seas so we went out the Atlantic City inlet to Cape May where we again anchored before preceeding on down the Delaware to the C&D Canal. The current was against us all day and by the time to reached the C&D canal we were both tired so we decided to stop at Summit North Marina. We had great meals at their restaurant and we needed a rest so we stayed a second night and again went back to their restaurant.

The remainder of our cruise to Aquia Harbour was uneventful, which is a good thing when you're cruising. We stopped off in the Baltimore area to see friends on Great Harbours Puffin and Lo Que SeA and at Solomons to see Forever 39 crew.

We spent almost 4 weeks in Aquia Harbour at our home dock. Time went quickly. We participated in our yacht club and power squadron functions, took care of our dental and medical needs, took care of some items in and around our house, visited with some friends and provisioned for our trip south.