July 26, we were up and gone early before coffee this morning. Suzanne got it brewing and breakfast made underway as we headed out to meet the tide to push us through the Cape Cod Canal. One of Suzanne's big worries was that she would be seasick below decks underway. The canal system is no true indicator as it is always calm compared to the ocean. She was very happy to learn, as we had made our way through Long Island Sound, that it did not bother her being below decks. Good news for us guys as well. The meals would have been downgraded significantly. We had looked at where we would spend the next night's mooring, and after looking at Sandwich being another $135, we tentatively planned for Provincetown. The seas had calmed since yesterday and it was a good plan that we had stayed over. There was almost no wind, but it was a beautiful day to be on the water. We motored between the channel markers in Buzzards Bay that slowly narrowed approaching the entrance of the CCC. We knew we were getting closer, as you can see the train bridge preceding it quite a ways in the distance. We entered the CCC and knew we had timed the tides right. We were pushed through the narrow channel at over 11 knots at times. It took us only 45 minutes to get through the canal. The US Corps of Engineers built the canal, and they have available on their website the tide tables so you can ensure you show up at the right time. Our trip was much better than we hoped for. We got through into Cape Cod Bay earlier than we expected before noon, so we had to decide to have an early day and stick to our plan, or take advantage and push for a long day. This is still a delivery trip after all. We opted to push on. Glouscester, MA will be our next tie up and we made the big jump across Massachusetts Bay. There was a light breeze and warm even though we were pretty far off shore. The surprise was annoying black flies, around the size of a bluefly, that swarmed and bit at us. We had one person on bug patrol with the electronic fly zapper most of the trip.
It was late as we fuelled up in Glouscester harbour at the end of their day. The attendant offered us to stay on the dock for the night at $3/foot. We called the harbourmaster on the VHF instead. He directed us to Dockwa to pay for a mooringball; $30 was a better plan. There weren't many balls available as this is a busy working harbour, but we found one to our liking. A BBQ aboard and an evening in the cockpit. We would've liked to have time to go ashore here. Suzanne really wanted to see the pub from "The Perfect Storm" movie, which was within sight, but we were beat after a long day. Another thing for the to do list.
It was late as we fuelled up in Glouscester harbour at the end of their day. The attendant offered us to stay on the dock for the night at $3/foot. We called the harbourmaster on the VHF instead. He directed us to Dockwa to pay for a mooringball; $30 was a better plan. There weren't many balls available as this is a busy working harbour, but we found one to our liking. A BBQ aboard and an evening in the cockpit. We would've liked to have time to go ashore here. Suzanne really wanted to see the pub from "The Perfect Storm" movie, which was within sight, but we were beat after a long day. Another thing for the to do list.
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