Impulse Cruising Again

The day was bright, calm, and cool when we emerged from the cabin at 6:30 to leave the dock. The Patuxent River and the bay were like glass with just a few ripples from other early risers. As the day went on the skies became very gloomy and threatening, but fortunately the showers passed over the bay where we weren't - both north and south of our position. The wind was light but always on our bow, so no sailing for us today. And the tide was against us the entire way up the bay (until we got to our destination!) so our speed was not what we had experienced earlier on the trip. After lunch Bill had an idea and suggested that we dock the boat in Worton Creek instead of Rock Hall, because our friends who will give us a ride to Kim and Darren's in Philadelphia are working on their boat there. This is the marina where we used to keep the boat before Rock Hall. Other friends are there as well, so we could see them without begging rides. Many phone calls later that became the plan, so it added about 15 miles and several hours to the trip. The photo shows the bridge to the Eastern Shore just north of Annapolis - a landmark of sorts in this area. You can see the very gloomy skies. Of course, as we neared Worton Creek, the rain started and then the tide switched in our favor so we had a push for the last 30 minutes - finally! The rain stopped as we entered the creek and friends waved us in with an air horn fanfare! After tying up there were lots of hugs, a few drinks, and dinner. It is great to be back in familiar surroundings with wonderful friends! We plan to be in the Philadelphia area, maybe visit the boat for a day or two, and fly to Punta Gorda from Trenton on June 8th to pick up our car and then drive back. This isn't the end of the blog - we aren't in our final slip yet, so I will write more. But for now, the blogger will take a break for a few days...Thanks for your interest in our adventure!

74 miles, 12 hours