39°31′17″ N 75°7′12″ W

(Our current position at this posting)

We left the Bohemian Bay marina at 6:00am this morning. It was cool & calm with the sunrise on our stern as we headed out of the bay.

We had a few miles to go before entering the C&D Canal & there were no other boats around.

The canal is about 20 miles long. Several high bridges cross over the canal. The water was as smooth as glass & plenty deep from end to end so we had no worries about running aground.

For the entire trip through the canal we only saw one other boat & it was a workboat from a nearby marina.

At 9:00am we left the canal & entered the Delaware River.

There’s big ship activity on this river. We have met several large ships & ocean going tugs & barges.

Our course even took us past a nuclear power plant (in the background of the photo above).

We were lucky & caught the tide going out towards Cape May. Our speed jumped from 6.5 knots to over 9 knots. That has lasted for a couple of hours & the tide is now turning so our speed is dropping as well.

Ed & I did not have much for breakfast & as we passed the nuclear power plant I remembered that we still had some Spam left over from yesterday’s gourmet lunch. So, now’s the opportunity to have some Spam & eggs for breakfast!

We dined on fried Spam, scrambled eggs & fried Minute Rice with canned mushrooms. Yummy! If anyone wants the recipe I’ll be glad to share it with you:)

It’s now approaching 1:00pm & we have about 26 nautical miles to go. That will take us about 4 more hours – unless we get another boost from the river current & tide.

I think I’ll use the time to search on the internet for some more Spam recipes.

Cheers!