Arrrrrgh! It's been a week since I last posted! Sorry about that. We are well and traveling most days. We have had some pretty heavy weather and we had to leave the Chesapeake Bay due to high winds on our nose and waves 2-4 feet! Not fun. The Annapolis Boat Show was a great way to see new things that make life easier on a boat as "live aboards." Of course, most items were expensive but we did purchase some that will help us in our travels.
We had lunch with Anne and Bill O'Connor, formerly from Averill Park. We did a walking tour of the Naval Academy and shared some funny stories.
October 11 Tuesday we motor-sailed to Solomons Island. Yes, it's spelled correctly. As you read this it seems like it should be spelled with an apostrophe. I filled up with diesel then anchored in Back Creek near a Holiday Inn with a dinghy dock. This allowed me to walk to West Marine and purchased spare parts for the water pump that decided to lose its ability to have pressure! We had dinner at Catamaran's Pub on the river. It was a distant dinghy ride to get there but the food and three pints of beer came to $11.07 for the two of us! No joke! It was Happy Hour and we had their specials.
October 12 Wednesday we left Solomons Island, MD and sailed to Mill Creek MD near Smith's Point. There was so much fog at 7:00AM we called Pat and Walt and decided to wait until 8:00AM. We left with running lights on, rain falling and flat water. The forecast was for waves 1-2 feet but by lunch time they were 4 feet. Both of us were not having fun since the wind and the tide current was against us. We bumped along until 5:00PM and pulled into Mill Creek. This was the most special anchorage next to Liberty Park. Mill Creek has good holding and is located on a wide part of the stream with some neat houses on shore.
October 14 Friday we left Mill Creek in flat water but by the time we entered the Chesapeake the wind was whistling and the waves were already at 2-3 feet. The 15 to 25 kt winds were again right on our nose so we left our sails bundled. We left the Bay and anchored in a river near Deltaville, VA and ate lunch and tried to decide what we wanted to do. The choice was easy and we went into Deltaville to a marina for a shower and laundry. Lorrie and Len arrived shortly after us and we spent Friday and Saturday with them.
October 16 Sunday we waved goodbye to Lorrie and Len and headed to Portsmouth, VA. We arrived here at about 6:20PM, ate dinner and settled in.
