Bruce & Jill
10/24/2011, Deltaville Va.

Everything went as planned today. Departed Solomons at 8:15 and motored down the bay in light winds in clear sunny weather. Found our way into Fishing Bay on the Piankatank River in Deltaville, Va. with no problem. Dropped anchor about 4:30. Great peaceful, sheltered anchorage. Similar weather forecast for tomorrow. We hope to make it to Norfolk tomorrow.

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Bruce & Jill
10/23/2011, Solomons, Md

Woke up to dew all over the boat, and the return of the electrical gremlin. Also, I woke up at 5:30 with the realization that I had not brought along my prescription refill bottles. We decided to motor out of our cove and around the corner to Zahniser's Marina. At the end of our cove we ran into dense fog and decided to drop anchor and wait. The fog dissipated shortly and we motored around and took a slip for tonight. Talked to the office about the electronics and arranged to rent a car to drive back home and get the refills. When I returned and got settled I tried the electronics and they worked just fine. I could hear the boat trolls giggling. Decided not to turn them off overnight and see what the morning brings. Plan is to leave early tomorrow with a target 60 miles away of anchoring in the Piankatank River below Deltaville, Va. The Captain
Two days on the water and only 70 miles south of home by car! The Admiral

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Bruce
10/22/2011

We had a great night on the mooring in Annapolis. We departed about 8:30 for Solomons, Md. We motored or motor-sailed (motoring with the mainsail up to stabilize the boat). We passed a submarine outside Annapolis, a pirate ship in the Patuxent River before turning into Solomons, and a wedding on a back lawn as we motored up Mill Creek to a peaceful anchorage. The picture is from our boat at anchor in Mill Creek.

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Bruce & Jill
10/21/2011, Annapolis, Md

Well, we were up early and had the boat all ready to leave. Started the engine and turned on all the electronics. However, the Autopilot and half of the display on the wind indicator were not working. Made a phone call and ended up motoring 12 miles north (remember we're supposed to be going SOUTH) to Haven Harbour Marina in Rock Hall to have it checked out. It took about an hour for the technician to find a loose wire. Checked everything out and we were underway. We pointed Dreamboat south down the bay into stronger winds and lumpier seas than were forecast. After 19 southbound miles of that we were passing the entrance to Annapolis' harbor. A quick consultation between the Admiral and the Captain resulted in the decision to snug up for the night at a mooring in downtown Annapolis. The Captain.
Wonderful finish to our false start! Moored in Annapolis Harbor, we were smack in the middle of a sailboat race of Optimists! I felt like I was back in school again. These kids in their miniature boats could not have been more than 9 years old. It was like watching bumper sailboat chaos. We were almost rear ended at least twice. In the distance were two more Friday night races and to our left was a Navy football game, complete with the band. Add that to tour boats, kayaks, cruising sailboats, water taxis, and the Harbourmaster! We could not have had a better ending to our first cruising adventure day. ..... The Admiral

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Bruce
10/16/2011, Home Dock

We loaded all our clothes on the boat today. Jill was pleasantly surprised to see we had room for all of them (because she uses the forward stateroom drawers, shelves and hanging locker, and I use the aft stateroom cabinet). Plan to load all the staples we've been stocking up on tomorrow. Jill plans to shop mid week for perishables. Based on the current weather forecasts we may depart this Friday 10/21/11. Will try to update this blog regularly once we get under way.

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Bruce Cloudy & Damp
09/09/2011

Motored down to St. Michaels in grey damp weather. We have reservations tomorrow on the Mister Jim sightseeing boat to go out and watch the log canoe races outside of St. Michaels harbor. Rain is supposed to be gone, and sun should come out. Not sure what it looks like lately. Current plan is to anchor overnight Saturday night in the Wye River on the way home.

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