Day 381
Sunday morning, 09/26/21, dawned clear and sunny, although breezy. When we’d stopped here on our way up, we were disappointed that we missed a chance to ride the ferry across the Bay to tour historic Fort Delaware, so we fully intended to do that today. Fort Delaware was originally constructed between 1846 and 1868 on Pea Patch Island, New Castle County, Delaware, as a harbor defense facility. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. By 1900, the fort was part of a three-fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, NJ, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, DE. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and encompass a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park.
Ferry tour boats were running that afternoon, but after some research, we found that face-masks would have to be worn the entire time, by all passengers and crew, so we made an executive decision to skip it. We had had ENOUGH of face-mask mandates!
We opted to walk around downtown Delaware City and people-watch, stopping at Crabby Dick’s again for another late lunch.
Position: N 39° 56.34.299, W 75° 35.411
Total marina nights: 357
Total nights at anchor: 23