After several beautiful days at the dock, the weather became very hot so we decided it would be a good time to return to West Virginia and do some work on our boat cover. Thanks for the wonderful air conditioned garage "sewing shop" Mom! AND for feeding us so well for a few days. We completed most of the cover, leaving only a few parts that needed fitting from the boat.
Next stop... Solomon's Island, Maryland, near the mouth of the Patuxant River. Smith Point Light marks the shoals of one side of the mouth of the Potomac River which stretches over ten miles. As you can see, there wasn't very much wind -- the "iron ginny" moved us along most of the way. We anchored in Mill Creek which provided views of wildlife on one side, and boaters traveling down the channel on the other. The Chesapeake is a great place to see many differnt types of boats.
We ate lunch at a Boomerang's BBQ resturaunt near the dinghy dock, visited the bar at Solomon's Pier where we got some fresh tuna, and found a fine cigar store near the Tiki Bar. After two nights here, we decided we would explore the Potomac River, just to our south. This time, we had a wonderful wind to sail by, flying along with some gusts to 30 knots.
We ended up at peaceful Coan River where we enjoyed one of our favorite passtimes - working the crossword puzzle.
The next day we hopped over to Smith Creek on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. The Fisherman's Marina has been here for a long time. We ate Rock Fish sandwiches at Scheible's Restaurant located behind the boathouse. We anchored just outside the channel to be near the resturaunt and to catch more of the gentle breezes. The beachfront cornfield can be seen just off our bow.
Sometimes the wind does not behave according to predictions. That night the wind piped up and turned around straight out of the Potomac, yeilding a roly-poly night mixed with a little rain. Our anchor held fast, but sleeping was a bit uncomfortable. Memories of Key West filled our dreams, although we didn't actually get rocked out of bed.
The next day (Independance Day) we opted to go around the corner, and discovered why Barking Dog Bay was so popular with locals.
Ahhh... No worries. A beautiful day AND night. Happy Fourth of July!
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