June 29, 2005

Ahoy all, 

    I got a call early from Skip tonight. They pulled out of 
Philadelphia this morning, and sailed down the Delaware. They did have a 
pretty strong storm midday with up to 40 knot winds. The scouts must 
have had a real good time yesterday touring. It seemed that if they 
weren't the one on the tiller, they were below taking a nap. Reportedly 
around 5 hrs each. 

They decided to stop at the Summit North marina, which 
is in the C+D canal. Seems there were several motivators. Since there 
were no showers in Philly, I gathered there was a strong need for the 
stop. Secondly, it sounds like Longrider was having some difficulty with 
water in one of the fuel tanks. While the kids are getting some exposure 
to power boating, they're getting a real dose of how much maintenance 
they can be. I don't think it will be too hard to get that resolved. My 
chart of the C+D isn't real detailed, but the I beleive they are at Lat 
39 33', Long 75 43'. 

Tomorrow, Skip said they plan to head to the Sassafras River, but 
they'll be taking their time enjoying the trip home.