Pictures From the Trip October 3, 2001 Last Cruising Update - Summary October 1, 2001 Cruising Update - From Annapolis September 26, 2001 Home Strech September 19, 2001 Last Of The Erie Canal September 15, 2001 Back on the Eastern Erie Canal September 12, 2001 Finishing the Western Erie Canal September 10, 2001 Lockport to Fairport September 7, 2001 Western Frontier of the Erie Canal September 6, 2001 Back in the Canal System September 4, 2001 Leaving The Great Lakes September 1, 2001 In our 7th State August 29, 2001 Ohio Has Libraries August 27, 2001 Vermilion, Ohio August 26, 2001 Fox Haven Marina August 22, 2001 In Put-in-Bay August 17, 2001 The End Of Lake Huron August 15, 2001 Down Lake Huron August 13, 2001 North Channel and Lake Huron August 3, 2001 Gore Bay August 1, 2001 Keel-Haulings July 31, 2001 Rocks Everywhere July 28, 2001 On To The North Channel July 17, 2001 Wouldn't Change A Thing July 13, 2001 Speed Limit July 9, 2001 Thousands of Islands July 5, 2001 Out Of New York July 3, 2001 Typical Day July 2, 2001 Cold Mornings July 1, 2001 Phoenix NY And Beyond June 26, 2001 Through The First Lock June 25, 2001 Up Around Manhattan June 15, 2001 Daily Routine June 12, 2001 Strolling The Vineyards June 11, 2001 Sag Harbor June 9, 2001 Block Island & Beer Can Music June 5, 2001 Lessons Learned June 1, 2001 The Tides Increasing May 25, 2001 Up The Coast Of New Jersy May 21, 2001 Getting To Know The Cruisers May 17, 2001 And So It Begins!

 May 25, 2001 

Here we are off of the ICW in New Jersey in the town of Forked River. It is cold, misty, and windy (20 MPH+). After being on the water for 7 hours, we are glad to be in a marina and wandering on land for a while.

Because of a rotten weather forecast, we stayed in Cape May an extra day and did regular boat maintenance and chores. While ashore we found a great fresh seafood place - - the grilled mahi mahi for dinner was great.

Based on our limited experience between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic (one passage on each!), we'll take the Atlantic any day! Although we had 4 foot swells, the swells are much easier to take than the "chop" you get with waves. The trip was good. We saw porpoises all along the way and had a yellow warbler join us for about two hours - - he even sat with us on the flybridge for a while! It was kind of exciting to watch the beach resorts along the shoreline (Ocean City, Atlantic City, etc.)

Stayed in a great little anchorage outside of Atlantic City for two nights and walked the boardwalk/casinos during the second day. No, we did not win millions (or anything for that matter), but we had a great lunch at an Irish Pub. As we were dinghying around, we watched a commercial fishing boat unload shellfish. Pretty amazing - - no wonder fish are in short supply.

We'll be glad to see the sun and some warm weather again. As of now, we plan to head to Sandy Hook in northern New Jersey within the next two to three days.

Jeri and Brian