Day 37 - Chesapeake City, MD

It was a wet, cold day of travel from Annapolis to Chesapeake City but the water was nice and flat.

This impressive bridge is the only one that crosses the Chesapeake Bay and sits just a bit North of Annapolis.

From the Chesapeake Bay we turned into the C&D Canal (Chesapeake and Delaware). Old Ben Franklin was one of the earlier advocates for creating this canal as it would cut out over 300 miles of travel for ships. They began digging in 1822 and finally opened this 14 mile canal in 1829.

Chesapeake City has a very quaint downtown and many of the homes have been restored to their late 18th/early 19th century state. The 100ft bridge in the background is one of about ten (not all this high) that cross the canal.

The commercial aspect of the C&D Canal can easily be seen.

And, a few fun scenes from Chesapeake City.....a clever sign; an original backyard smoker; and a sailboat martha stewart would love - homemade sail cover and color coordinated bug netting.

On to Cape May, NJ...most likely our last stop.