Great Loop: Delaware City

Days 125-126: May 22-23, 2023

The next stop on the trip was Delaware City. The morning voyage took us the remainder of the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal and brought us to the beginning of Delaware Bay.

The bonus for us is that the freight company that had our inverter called to arrange delivery in Annapolis and we were able to get them to keep it at their warehouse in Baltimore, which would make for a shorter hour and a half drive. Boris and I took an Uber to the airport, grabbed a rental car, and presto – we were back with a brand spanking new inverter.

Delaware City was a cute town. However, we had bad timing. Our visit was on Sunday and Monday. And Delaware City is pretty much a ghost town with nothing open on those days.

Tonia and Mayli walked around the town and found one shop, the Cake Sisters Bakery, that was open with a super friendly baker. They grabbed an assortment of pastries, though it was hard to pick as it all looked quick good, and indeed it was all really tasty! The Barbie cake in the order display case was pretty intricate. A definite recommend if there.

On the morning before the car had to be returned, Tonia and Steve did some provisioning at the local grocery store, which happened to be a Safeway under remodel. Steve thought the “do not stack” packing material made a good hat.

Random town pics…

This super-viny tree caught our attention. Upon closer inspection, the vines were wrapped around a light pole!

On the final night, Tonia and I walked around town to see it lit up. We walked by the old canal and lock that once upon a time had lots of traffic. Love seeing the old ways of commerce.