3 States in one day

We were feeling a little chill on the Delaware River but were warmed
by the sight of this nuclear plant

Our neighbor in Havre-de-Grace

Nice spinnaker headed south
past us in the narrow channel
into Havre-de-Grace

So we escaped the Cohansey river just before dawn and just before the flies were up for the day.  We had the good fortune to follow out two other sailboats.  They led me through deeper water than I had traveled into the river last night.  We were able to keep up with the other boats by motor-sailing up the Delaware.  For some reason we can't seem to motor as fast as any other boat our size.  The river was not exactly scenic as we approached the C&D canal.  The canal was a nice contrast with trees that were beginning to turn.  We were passed by a number of mega-yachts usually with homeports like West Palm Beach or Kingston.  We had an 8 hour day of motoring from NJ through Delaware to Havre-de-Grace, MD.  We had one heart-stopping moment motoring up a narrow channel a few miles south of Havre-de-Grace.  As the motor  ran smoothly - as smoothly as marine diesels run - we heard a loud (very loud) BOOM!  I thought the motor had blown up - but it was still running - then I was sure it was a big log we had run into.  Maryanne said no - she felt it in her chest.  OK - she was right again.  She read the cruising guide that mentioned that the Aberdeen Proving Ground was used for testing weapons and that occasionally there were explosions that could be heard across the bay.  Phew!  It was realllly loud!  We decided to take a mooring tonight with 25 knot winds - small craft warnings - and rain predicted for tomorrow.