Notes from the Cape

Today, we went boating with Carlos and Cathy on Chesapeake Bay. We didn’t make it out onto the bay, but we were on one of the rivers leading into it. Cathy is Patty’s sister, and Carlos her husband.

Carlos’ Boat

They have a (small) 40+ foot cruiser,  which was really fantastic. After sailing down the river for about an hour, we found a quiet cove in which to anchor, and we spent the afternoon swimming and tanning on the boat. The water was really warm – about 25 deg C. It was a very civilised way to spend the day.

What I loved about the area is how unspoiled it is – hardly any development, and no litter at all. I have also been told that property price is $3m+, so I had better start saving.

Life is tough…

Isabelle in her lifejacket – I think that Eccles would have jumped over the side ages ago!

Patti (who is doing a great job looking after us)

Two years ago, we visited a Decoy Duck Museum on the bay, here are the real ducks!

The day was finished off having dinner in a little town called Chesapeake City, drinking red wine and eating Maryland Crab Cakes, which are just the best. The crab cakes are basically what we would call fish cakes in Cape Town, but make with garlic and cream, served with garlic mashed potatoes, which were especially effective at keeping the vampires at bay!

The River

After some 24 hours traveling, we have arrived safely in Delaware, USA. With the exception of one broken bottle of wine, the flights were pretty uneventful (at least it was not the Diemersfontein Pinotage).

While my body’s clock is still somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, it is slowly coming right, and I should be able to make it until later tonight (we are having dinner with 8 other people, and I believe that I am doing the braai).

The weather is fantastic – probably about 28 deg C with a little humidity – a much needed break from the horrible Cape Town winter weather that we left! Tomorrow we are off boating on Chesapeake Bay, and then beer tasting on Monday.

I’ll keep you posted…