Day 33

Cape May to Atlantic City, NJ
N 39 22.874, W -74 25.356
38 miles, under way 5.5 hours

We were going to stay in the NJ ICW, but I noticed that every boat leaving Cape May was going outside, so we asked a few people. Seems the water is only 3 ft deep on the inside. One guy said going on the inside was the worst five days of his life, and he only draws 4 ft.

We left early and the Atlantic was calm with big slow swells coming in from the east, and made Atlantic City by noon. Tomorrow we get up earlier and make a run for Sandy Hook on the outside of New York harbor, a long haul but the channel is huge going in and can be done in the dark with no problem. The days are really long right now so we should get there with daylight to spare. Not at all sure if we'll stop at NYC, we've gotten so we enjoy quiet peaceful swamps. Hard to imagine stepping off this boat onto Fifth Ave. We might lay up at Sag Harbor for awhile, maybe take the train in.

I must say the folks in NJ put on quite a show, just like I remember them, and that's not a compliment. Only now with the Sopranos and Jersey Shore they're proud of their tattooed foreheads and jet skis.