Atlantic City Aug 30

Rolled into Atlantic City in the AM. They put us at a dock in the middle...hardly any other boats on the dock. Now understand, we thought maybe we were on the dingy dock. Later, a 120 ft Delta tied up along the pier across from us. Being at the "Golden Nugget" casino ( they manage the municipal marina) we were way out of our league. Lots of glitz! Not too bad on Thur night, but Fri the band on the deck got obnoxious...also way too close.

We got wild in the casino....Lu lost $20 and I made $20....not the high stakes.

Headed out Sun am for Cape May. Only a little over 30 miles, not a bad run. BUT, of course, the current was against us. Never have we seen a place where,  I think, wakes were required. Even the Coast Guard made a big wake. Went in to  a nice marina by the canal.

We remeasured the bridge height on Journey, again. The bridge height in the total height of the mast above the water. Add in the lights and antenna and that's how high a bridge has to be to clear under it. Also you play in the tide. At the base of the bridges is usually a marker in the water to show the height.

As we we leaving our slip we had a fender-bender. I backed into a piling, trashing the port-stern rail and davit. Our new friend Bob, on Azure Skies, called in the Bridge height at 57ft. Because the tide was rising, we licked our wounds and headed out. At 56ft, our antenna scrapes the underside of the bridge. The second bridge was no better. The rest of the ride out the Cape May Canal was uneventful. A great sail up the Delaware Bay...with the current. 7-8 knots with just the headsail.