Motoring north up the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis
29 June 2012 | Annapolis, MD
Randy - 96 F, winds NW 20 kts
We departed Antipoison Creek the 27th early with hopes that the forecast of NW winds at 10 - 20 would be closer to 10 than 20, but it turned out to be more around 20+, which is really bad when you are transiting the mouth of the Potomac River, which runs NW to SE and creates a very long fetch for wind waves. When we got to the mouth, it became obvious we were going to get the shit kicked out of us if we continued so we back tracked an hour to Mills Creek and settled with a small gain for the day of about 10 nm. Mills Creek is a very good anchorage and we spent the day lounging around and doing pretty much nothing. The next morning (28th) we left with calm winds and other than the oppressive heat, had an uneventful trip north and anchored at Herring Bay, about 12 nm south of Annapolis. This was the start of the very hot weather.
We had hoped to meet up with Nikki's friends Heather and Steve in Annapolis, who live nearby, but they were unable to make it, so we pressed on to the Delaware River. We made excellent time, arriving at the C&D canal at just the right time tide-wise and made nearly 9kts for the 12 mile transit.