Changes in Latitude

We continue to travel north on the Chesapeake Bay.  At times we have crisscrossed from the eastern shore to the western shore and back, as we try to visit as many of the notable small towns as possible.  We cruised into the beautiful historic port of Annapolis yesterday and enjoyed our walking tour of the Naval Academy today.  Once again, we are so incredibly proud of these fine young men and woman who will soon become our country’s military leaders.🇺🇸

It’s remarkable to know that we have traveled over 1,500 miles on the water since tossing our lines in Sarasota in late February.  With Sarasota located at 27 degrees N latitude and Annapolis being at 39 degrees N latitude, we have noticed the surrounding water temperature has dropped to 52 degrees Fahrenheit with the air temperature averaging in the 50’s, as well.  In fact, for every one degree of latitude change we move 69 statute miles further north.  Therefore, we are 828 miles north of Sarasota where spring weather is still trying to break through.

Unlike cruising in Florida, we have not had to run our generator or use our air conditioning for the past six weeks.  We are able to keep our refrigerators and freezer cold while underway utilizing an inverter system which converts battery power to 110 volt ac current to supply these appliances.  This allows us to keep these essential appliances operating without having to turn on our generator.  While docking at marinas, we utilize the dockside electrical power pedestals to supply all the electrical power we need.

We will soon be moving further north to cross from the upper Chesapeake to the Delaware River and Cape May, NJ  via the C & D canal (Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River).