We leave Gloucester MA, our summer home, and our next stop is Onset, at the
south end of the Cape Cod Canal. Onset is a lovely little beach town with two
or three restaurants, a bar, a post office, a hardware store and a grocery.
There is a nice park commanding a view of the harbor and beach with a beautiful
indian girl to keep you company.
N41 44.152 W070 39.038
Our next stop is often Fisher Island. A very quiet anchorage. We don't go
ashore there.
N41 16.316 W071 59.988
Oyster Bay has several restaurants and bars, an Italian grocery, an excellent
hardware store, and a post office. There are also trains to NYC. On our
Northbound we usually stop there to rest from our visit to NYC where we stay at
the 79th St Boat Basin in the Hudson.
N40 52.967 W073 30.751 The dinghy dock is at: N40 52.698 W073 31.703
Atlantic Highlands is a place to await good weather for a Southbound jump.
N40 24.956 W074 01.259
Atlantic City is a good place to duck out of bad weather. I checked out the
rather trashy boardwalk once with friends but would not do it again. It
saddened me to watch the old folks frittering away their resources in the
slots. We dingied in to a nearby marina where friends docked their boat for
the weekend.
N39 22.885 W074 25.296
Cape May is the entrance to the Delaware Bay though which we enter the northern
Chesapeake via the C&D Canal on the Southbound. On the Northbound we leave
Norfolk and go directly offshore to NYC (weather permitting) and do the
Chesapeake in the Fall when the weather there is ideal from mid-September to
the end of October.
N38 57.020 W074 52.953
We begin the Chesapeake adventure at Harve de Grace, the northern-most city in
the Chesapeake. (we did try the town of Port Deposit, a little farther north,
but despite the delightful people we met there the horrible train whistles at
night quickly drove us out.)
N39 33.077 W076 05.237
The Fells Point area of Baltimore is our next stop. The restaurant "Captain
James", the ship-shaped building visible from the anchorage, had the best crab
cakes we ever enjoyed. The back door to the Dead End bar, the nearest watering
hole, is visible from the anchorage. Fells Point itself, home to Edgar Allen
Poe, is a big bar/resturant/shops area about 15 minutes walking time from the
anchorage. We also enjoyed the Canton area, an easy walk, even dragging our
laundry cart. Water taxis will pick you up at the floating dock at the outdoor
waterside part of the Captain James (always closed for the season by the time
we get there, but open for folks passing through to the water taxi) and take
you all over the harbor. Visit the Inner Harbor with their museum ships,
eateries, and a Barnes and Nobel in the old power plant. The Baltimore
Aquarium is a must-see.
N39 16.903 W076 35.156
Annapolis of course for the Annapolis sailboat show starting October 1st (this
year).
N38 58.515 W076 28.486
Reedville is a quiet anchorage. Check out their museum on a walk up the main
street and a slow dingy cruise (bring refreshments) around the shore line. The
Fairport Marina and Restaurant has an all-you-can-eat crab feast on Sundays.
Reservations appreciated.
N37 50.240 W076 16.688
Norfolk is our dividing line between the North and the South. There is a
designated pleasure boat anchorage there at Mile Zero of the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway on the Portsmouth side of the Elizabeth River. We enjoy
Norfolk for at least a week before the three-day-trip jump down the ICW where
we go offshore at Moorhead City and head for Jacksonville where we spend the
winter. Norfolk has the Waterside complex with a Hooters, an Outback and
several other restaurants, bars, and shops. McArthur Mall is a 15 minute walk
away. We plan on lunch at Chili's on the movie floor while checking out the
latest films there. There is a good market nearby and even a free electric
golf-cart shuttle. Ask at the Waterside Marina office when you tie up your
dinghy ($3.25).
Please contact me if you have any further questions.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Oyster Bay NY
----- Original Message -----
From: Melinda Carver
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: 9/24/2010 8:45:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Anchorages & Marinas Cape Cod to Cape May
Norm,
I am planning a similar trip next spring/summer (but south to north) so would
appreciate having the lat/longs....
Thanks!
Melinda
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