East Coast Update

I have been slacking on my blog updates!
sorry no picturs, internet is slow and will not let me upload :(
As we have been  heading up North along the ICW we have been stopping and enjoying places that we either just heard or learned about and some places are places we where returning to see good friends.

We hit Charleston, SC - we spent a couple of days enjoying the southern charm of the city.
we spent the next week or so stopping at night to rest and moving forward the next day. This deadline to make it to Maine during the summer is slowly (really fast!!) creeping up on us! We stopped in Myrtle Beach, SC to enjoy my birthday but then we kept moving. We still have tons of stops to make before we hit Maine and the further North we get the more friends we have to stop and see!
North Carolina just had 4 stops . We spent one night at each place. The one place that stands out the most to me was Belhaven Marina, It was just another case of southern kindness from a stranger. The owner of the marina asked if we needed anything, I said yes I need a taxi so I can go food shopping, Brenda (the owner) took me to the local Food Lion and waited for me as I restocked Cat's Eye fridge and freezer. That was just nice!
Next state on the list was Virginia, at this point we are also entering the Chesapeake Bay. Finally some open water!! We might even be able to sail again!!! But not really. We did the unthinkable to most boaters. We crossed the Chesapeake in 2 days. We did not stop to site see, we did not enjoy the lil rivers and cool boating areas that the Chesapeake has to offer (Maine summer is slowing disappearing and we are not there!!!) I also had a mission to get the Annapolis, MD!! I have been lucky enough to work the Annapolis Boat show the past few years. Over the years I have made friends that live there and I have also fallen totally in love with this lil boaters paradise of a town. I wanted to spend a couple of days there so Dave could also hopefully love it too!!
The time was spent in Annapolis visiting friends walking around and enjoying town, Dave has not said to much but I think he is looking forward to spending a month there in September/October (boat show time). I did stop in a real Estate office to see what they have around for sale. There where plenty of condos/townhouses for sale right on the water too. We are playing the lotto, that would be the only way we could make that work!

SO now here we are. We waved goodbye the Annapolis and headed to Chesapeake City, DE for the night. Here we meet up with friends for an afternoon of fun! Thank you again Ed & Lesa for dinner!!

As we speak we are heading in to the Delaware River. Now this is a whole new chapter in the cruise for us. We are in our old stomping grounds!! Finally the hailing port on the back of Cat's Eye will not make people call us Yankee's (or sometimes Damm Yankee's!). People will look at Bronx, NY at the back of the boat and we will just look like locals!
Cape May will be the fist NJ stop. Then we will spend 2 days with Dave's sister (can not wait to see you Sisssy!) in Beach Haven - Then a stop in Perth Amboy to see some of my NJ family and then... City Island!! Woohooo Cat's Eye finally meets the Bronx!! Having the hailing port Bronx, NY we get asked a lot if that's where the boat came from and Dave always says "No, she has never even seen the Bronx." Well not anymore!! (I am the one that set up the hailing port, if Dave did it the boat would have been documented in the USVI, probably St.Croix but that's not where I am from!! It is the Bronx!!) I think us New Yorkers can get a little over the top with New York pride but really how could you not!!
This next leg of the trip should be fun, but we are not in Maine yet!! Hopefully by July 15th or so we should finally get there, but hey who is complaining I can think of worse ways to spend my days!!