We left Choptank River through Knapps Narrows this morning. Then we headed for East Bay with Poplar Island to our west. We continued north past Bloody Point, and now see Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the north. Only 10nm to Annapolis!
Evening update
On our trip we’ve faced a bit of a struggle between more urban destinations and desolate anchorages. We want to meet people and learn about the areas, but also love the tranquility of a perfect night at anchor. The reality…
Harris Creek
We’re anchored back on the east shore of Maryland, just north of Tilghman Island. After leaving Solomons this morning, we passed just south of a barge headed for Delaware and followed it north. We Entered the Choptank River for the…
Back at Solomons
We’d planned to anchor tonight, but the call of Spring Cove and the threat of storms pulled us back to a favorite spot. Another hot and sunny afternoon sent us to the pool straight away upon arrival. Then a nice…
Leaving the islands
We left early this morning under grey skies. There was difficulty getting posts up at in the islands, as there was almost no cellular service. Both islands are connected, but wifi seemed to be poor as well. Fortunately we were…
Tangier Island
Yesterday we made the hop south from Smith Island to Tangier Island and spent the night at Park’s Marina. Mr Park is 88 and still runs the marina by himself. There were at least six other cruising boats there, and…
Smith Island
We arrived yesterday around 1:30PM, and tied up at one of only two transient slips on the island. Most of the local businesses cater to the day tourists on the ferry boats, so everything here closes at 4PM. We had…
1,000 nautical miles
On our trip to Smith Island we hit 1000nm since launch this season. This number isn’t as exact as I’d like, as our tracker decided to power down and miss some turns in our journey on two occasions. Regardless, it’s…
Second night in Occohannock Creek
A change in weather forecast brought more thunderstorms this morning, and a small craft advisory this afternoon. We’re still hoping to visit the two islands over the next two days, but it will be a long day on Thursday getting…
Crossing back to the eastern shore
We’ll be in Virginia for two more nights, then back to Maryland (weather permitting). We did see a couple of storms come through at our anchorage, but fortunately they both passed a bit to the north. We’re now trying to…