Deleware City to Anchor in Sassafrass River

an example of a crab pot with float

We stayed two days in Delaware City, caught up on some housekeeping and learned a lot from Tim the Dock Master for the marina. Wednesday in the wee hours of the morning we had some rain, but the wind sputtered out and we decided to take our chances, leaving when the tide turned. It did not take long for us to motor to the C & D Canal and in 2 hours we were in the Chesapeake Bay.We decided to find and anchorage for the night and choose the Sassafras River that leads to Georgetown. In the entrance we encountered crab pots, or floats marking where there are under the water. There were dozens and dozens of floats spread out across the mouth of the river. It took about 10 minutes for us to thread our way through the maze. Free of our obstacles we quickly found our perfect site. Tom got us ready to drop anchor with our electric windless and it didn't work. After much futzing and fuming and kicking, he had to had release the anchor.   But we were down for the night.

inlet to Delaware City Marina

These are buzzards - there were dozens circling around

several of the markers had large nest built in them

.