Boston to Solomons, MD July 15--21

     We had originally planned to run up into Maine for a couple of weeks before heading south to meet mid-August obligations in Texas.  However, the weather "up north" has been so marginal and unpredictable this year that we realized there would be constant time pressure, and perhaps scheduling issues if not able to travel almost every day.  Therefore, with a weather forecast south of New England for a good travel week, we departed Boston the day after J.  The Cape Cod Canal current turned favorable about 1500, which was perfect timing for our arrival from Boston.  We passed through the canal, and anchored in Clark's Cove just south of New Bedford.  The next morning we left Buzzard's Bay, and proceeded to Block Island, which would be our "jumping off" place for the ocean voyage to Cape May.  After dropping the mooring early the following morning, we headed south, past Montauk Point on the eastern end of Long Island, and headed across all of the shipping lanes into New York harbor on a bee line for Cape May, NJ.  About 27 hours after departing Block Island, we entered the Cape May Canal and transited to Delaware Bay.  Weather here is definitely warmer than up north--in fact, with no breeze and high humidity, almost sweltering!  We scrapped plans to anchor just west of the C&D Canal due to no breeze, and tied up to a marina in the canal where we could obtain shore power to run the air conditioner!  After being up most of the night before, good sleep was essential.
     The following day we traveled to Annapolis, where we spent a couple of nights, went sightseeing once again, and met with a lady who will re-upholster our salon cushions.  We then traveled to Solomons, MD, where we will have some minor engine work done and leave the boat while we return to Texas for a visit.