We departed Cape May at 0800 for Atlantic City. We departed on flood tide when it was at 2'+ so that we would stay off the bottom. The New Jersey ICW (Intercoastal Waterway) has had little or no dredge care for years and is very shallow. Many boats go outside in the Atlantic from Cape May to New York, however, HARMONY joined us and followed us out of Cape May.
This picture does not clearly show it, but the NJ ICW channel is a popular place for the NJ "Bubbas" to fish. He likes the center of the channel because it is the "deep water" . . . outside the channel, in many, most, locations there is only 2' of water. On several occasions I issued 5 whistle blasts (the Emergency signal) hoping they would move out of the way. While we did not get shot at . . . there were some colorful comments.
Along the ICW we went through marshland and urban areas. At this bridge, the Dorset Avenue Bridge just south of Atlantic City, we had to wait for a "police emergency" to pass before they could open the bridge.
At Atlantic City we stayed at the Trump Marina. All of us, Johnny and Anne Bristow, had joined us in Cape May, after docking the boat went to the Casino. The slip fee was very expensive, $4 per foot . . . but Bonnie was very lucky and hit a small/medium size winning on the slot machine which then paid for dinner and the slip. In all, a very good, successful, stay.
After Atlantic City we stopped at Beach Haven Yacht Club and took on 233 gallons of diesel fuel at $2.37 per gallon. Then on to Manasquan and an anchorage on the Metedeconk River . . . we apparently anchored in the middle of a sail boat race and had an evening of entertainment before the violent overnight thundershowers. A rock and roll light show with strong winds.
Our anchorage was shared with HARMONY and CANDY DISH and during the evening there was discussion of a Wednesday early departure for Sandy Hook, however, the forecasted wind on the Atlantic was for 15-20 knots. At bedtime, before the thundershowers . . . the decision was pretty much that we would remain for two days waiting for calm wind and seas. Up at the normal 0530 disclosed fog and flat water at the anchorage. A call was put out of Channel 16 for any vessel at the entrance of the Manasquan Inlet . . . LITCHFIELD LADY, a vessel we refueled with at Beach Haven Yacht Club, answered and reported flat seas, no wind. The anchor was up and off we went on an outgoing tide for around Sandy Hook and Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marina on the North coast of New Jersey (inside Sandy Hook, next to the Navy ammunition depot, Earle, New Jersey).
We departed Cape May at 0800 for Atlantic City. We departed on flood tide when it was at 2'+ so that we would stay off the bottom. The New Jersey ICW (Intercoastal Waterway) has had little or no dredge care for years and is very shallow. Many boats go outside in the Atlantic from Cape May to New York, however, HARMONY joined us and followed us out of Cape May.
This picture does not clearly show it, but the NJ ICW channel is a popular place for the NJ "Bubbas" to fish. He likes the center of the channel because it is the "deep water" . . . outside the channel, in many, most, locations there is only 2' of water. On several occasions I issued 5 whistle blasts (the Emergency signal) hoping they would move out of the way. While we did not get shot at . . . there were some colorful comments. 
Along the ICW we went through marshland and urban areas. At this bridge, the Dorset Avenue Bridge just south of Atlantic City, we had to wait for a "police emergency" to pass before they could open the bridge.
At Atlantic City we stayed at the Trump Marina. All of us, Johnny and Anne Bristow, had joined us in Cape May, after docking the boat went to the Casino. The slip fee was very expensive, $4 per foot . . . but Bonnie was very lucky and hit a small/medium size winning on the slot machine which then paid for dinner and the slip. In all, a very good, successful, stay.
After Atlantic City we stopped at Beach Haven Yacht Club and took on 233 gallons of diesel fuel at $2.37 per gallon. Then on to Manasquan and an anchorage on the Metedeconk River . . . we apparently anchored in the middle of a sail boat race and had an evening of entertainment before the violent overnight thundershowers. A rock and roll light show with strong winds.
Our anchorage was shared with HARMONY and CANDY DISH and during the evening there was discussion of a Wednesday early departure for Sandy Hook, however, the forecasted wind on the Atlantic was for 15-20 knots. At bedtime, before the thundershowers . . . the decision was pretty much that we would remain for two days waiting for calm wind and seas. Up at the normal 0530 disclosed fog and flat water at the anchorage. A call was put out of Channel 16 for any vessel at the entrance of the Manasquan Inlet . . . LITCHFIELD LADY, a vessel we refueled with at Beach Haven Yacht Club, answered and reported flat seas, no wind. The anchor was up and off we went on an outgoing tide for around Sandy Hook and Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marina on the North coast of New Jersey (inside Sandy Hook, next to the Navy ammunition depot, Earle, New Jersey).
Have wondered where you were... good to know all is well. Canada was fantastic - please include Tobermory on your list of stops - its the last bit of harbor between Georgian Bay and Lake Huron.
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