Just as we made the short jaunt into the bay, the sun poked out around the clouds that were being pushed off by the cold front working its way off shore, a welcome warmth on chilly faces. The wind hadn't fully clocked around to the West as promised yet so we found ourselves motoring for awhile, a fact that I would have held in disdain a few months ago (we are sailors, after all, not power boaters...). But now? I was completely content to motor along enjoying the scenery of the Calvert Cliffs to the West of us.
We were finally able to sail for a good part of the day, making six to seven knots in relatively flat seas, a dream for any sailor. In the end, though, the relatively flat seas became glassy seas and the iron jenny returned along with some full sun. I spent a good bit of time sprawling in the cockpit with the rocking of the boat and the sun on my face, nearly asleep. After more than 10 hours we arrived in Solomons, MD, weaving our way up the channel to anchor outside Spring Cove Marina, owned by the sister of our good friend John Kretschmer. The weather is falling apart tomorrow with the approach of a new front so we'll stay put and attempt to get the outboard running. For now, though, we sit bobbing gently in a very small anchorage along with just one other boat, the lights of the local Holiday Inn glittering on the water, our bellies full and our eyelids heavy.
It does, in fact, not get any better than this.
4 comments:
Glad to hear that you enjoyed the day. We left later, sailed quite a bit and then motored late. We're beating feet early to cross the Potomac before the world goes to shite
Deb,
The weasel tribe is glad to see you are on your way. Hopefully we'll see you down this way sometime soon.
Regards,
miloWeasel
Hey Tom,
We're probably not making it over to the Bahamas until next year. Since this is the shakeout season for Kintala we're going to stay in the States where shipping is less than a day's wages in import fees.
@Bill - We'll probably cross paths somewhere along the way. We're just taking our time.
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