Back to start

We have been in Annapolis,Maryland for the past week. This is where our journey started and hopefully will be the turning point to better seas and boat performance.  We have been waiting for boat parts (new auto pilot- steering locked through the canal) , doctor appts. and better weather...just waiting..

 Just waiting....

Quiet time

From busy city to serenity...

 On anchor for a couple of days at Mill Creek. It is so peaceful.

Baltimore

We have been anchored in the inner harbor of Baltimore for the past week.  We really like Baltimore. It is thriving and the city lights reflecting on the water at night is magical. We saw the parade of Tall Ships, jets practicing for the air show, and the military fleet come into the harbor. 

 The view from our anchorage with dragon paddle boats.

 The submarine Torsk and the Chesapeake war ship were our neighbors.

 The parade of the Schooners.

Made it

We made it up the Delaware Bay and through the C&D canal in ten hours.  The weather was good and we finally were able to do some pure sailing with 15 knots of wind on our beam. The repaired engine was running fine.  YEAH!  We anchored for a couple of nights in Chesapeake City, a cute town with quaint shops but no grocery store.

We leave this morning to head up the Sassafras River to Georgetown.  This is a hurricane hole so we may wait here a few days until Matthew is put to rest.

Chesapeake City on the C&D canal.

Ken with Kiva in the background on anchor.  We were the only boat in the basin all day.

not again...

We did leave this morning before daylight to get under the Cape May Canal bridges which are fixed at 55 ft (mhw).  We almost made it to the end of the canal and into the Delaware Bay when the alarm went off.  We were overheating again! Back to Cape May.  And so, we have to order a new part for the intake manifold which could take a few days to arrive.  Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew is expected to land here on Sunday.  If we can't get Kiva running and out of the hurricane zone we may have to find a slip at the marina and tie her down tight while we run for shelter. UGH!

Leaving

It took lots of time and LOTS of money to get Kiva fixed... 4 new batteries, a new raw water intake valve and misc. parts.  She is now ready to go and we leave at dawn to sail up the Delaware Bay.  It seems like we have been constantly fixing something on this boat.  Hopefully, she is done and we can begin to really enjoy the next leg of our journey.