June 26, 2005

Ahoy all parents and friends.

It seems that our shipmates once again have had a wonderful day. They 
motored up the C+D canal, and with the tides, they easily traveled 7 
knots. After their third day out, they have finally docked for some well 
deserved shore leave at Delaware City, with a chance to try out their 
sea legs and re-supply. Or maybe even to get a well needed shower! I 
think they all even wanted to take them! They had a cookout with some 
burgers and dogs, fruit salad, etc. After dinner they took to the streets 
to find an ice cream shop. Supposedly, the kids all told the person at 
the ice cream shop that the last guy at the end of the line was paying. 
When the last guy (Skip) got to the end of the line, he denied knowing a 
one of them. In Laurie's usual manner, I'm sure it was a hoot (after he 
paid of course). After the ice cream it seems that they had an impromptu 
dance contest, girls vs. boys in the center of town. I'm not sure if 
there were any declared winners, I only got word that grass stains were 
commonplace...

Which leads me to laundry. It appears that all the scouts have figured 
out that they "can do laundry!" I know for some parents that may come as 
a shock, but Sea Scouting is supposed to teach a variety of skills. Of 
course I didn't say that the clothes were clean, or the same size for 
that matter...
 
Tomorrow will be an early day for our crew. They need to finish their 
journey to Philadelphia to Penns Landing tomorrow. They also will be 
fighting the tide leaving Delaware City, which per Skip will be 
interesting. Supposedly the tide drops 7 ft at Delaware City, so that 
will present some challenges that our able crews surely can tackle.
 
That's all for now...