We left Solomons at 0900 Sunday morning, had a lovely if chilly sail, and dropped the hook as planned in Mill Creek off the Great Wicomico, at 1600. After a celebratory pre-prandial, dinner, and post-prandial chocolate, we were all in bed before eight! Raconteur was a total champ - what a great first day.
Today we were up and off by 0830, and with continued ENE winds at 15+, sailed until early afternoon, then motorsailed for an hour or so when the wind dropped and the current picked up, then sailed again. Got a bit farther south than originally planned, though the chosen anchorage is one of those that makes the Chesapeake....well, the Chesapeake. We are in Bennett Creek, off the Poquoson (a Native word for meaning "Great Marsh", and yes, there were STILL mosquitos around!)...not really enough room to swing if there are any wind shifts, but Captain JP, ever cautious, dropped a second anchor so we are here to stay the night, I'm guessing.
One note for our Rosslyn colleagues: just as we dropped anchor here, we could hear, clear as if we were on base, the National Anthem being played at Langley, at 1700, of course. We thought of you all. The base is perhaps no more than a mile or so away, but we have about 30 sailing miles to get into the Norfolk area tomorrow
Happy birthday to Gladys and Cass today, and welcome to our Lauderdale digs Jack and Fred!
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Sounds like everything is going well. Good to hear it! Here is a quick update from the homefront:
~Kia is sold
~Sumaria paid
~Dolphins won
~Bill found Lizzy, then crashed the van and is now in a coma.
~Parking at AOTP has gone from bad to worse. We have to park blocks away.
~There is a new shower pan in bathroom #3
~Jack and Freddie are settled in
Go OBAMA!!
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