Day 36, May 30, 2012: We gave Atlantic City three days. Except for the big and—some would say– gaudy casinos Atlantic City isn’t much. Most of the buildings at the right, seen from the pool deck of the Golden Nugget, are other casinos. The town is served by a multi-route jitney system at a small fare with frequent stops. Provisioning can be had at the Acme supermarket in  town but the area is a touch sketchy. We went there at high noon. (The day before, two Canadian tourists were murdered!)

Day 31, May 25, 2012: We schedule our departure from Cape May at 07:00. The fog is back heavier than two days ago. We wait until 08:30 before departing Canyon Club Marina (left). By then the sun is poking through the gloom. We make the decision to leave before the sea breeze kicks in threatening to make our short passage rough. We pokd out into the Cape May channel and the  fog’s dissipation looks promising as we pass the Coast Guard station  (left). Not to be! Out in the open the ceiling dropped to near zero and we were totally dependent on instruments again.

Day 30, May 24, 2012: Monday, May 21st, was the first stormy day we have experienced since departing Charleston on April 25th. It was not a lost day! We spent the day tramping around downtown Baltimore, experienced the free Charm City Circulator, a bus system that reaches most areas of downtown, including shopping at a Whole Foods market.

Day 27, May 21, 2012: We left Tilghman Island in our wake on May 17th bound for Annapolis. This is a short run across the Chesapeake but at times quite challenging. Knapps Narrows at the west end of Tilghman Island in just that—narrow and shallow. Once out of the shallows fish nets strung on poles can create a maze for the unwary skipper and a bad hair day from nets an menhaden tangled in props.