Monarch clad in her tarps waiting for Ida. And note the return of the "mustache" om her bow even after the recent scrub in Lewes.

August 31, 2021 Tuesday

We headed south on the Chesapeake at first light to catch the outgoing tide which took us all the way to the Bay Bridge before we hit slack current around noon. We had a little help from the sails in the beginning but the wind soon died out. We wanted to get someplace safe before the remnant of Hurricane Ida impacted the area with a lot of rain and thunderstorms but today was the hot and humid calm before the storm.

We anchored in Selby Bay and retrieved our car from the neighbor who had looked after it this summer. The car was a little hesitant to start but it finally did and we headed out to pickup our mail from this summer and to buy some groceries. Back at the marina we made arrangements to get a dock after the Labor Day weekend and we said hello to several friends but we didn’t stay too long due to the heat and humidity. We’re hoping for a C-dock gathering when we’re back after Ida!

We pulled anchor and headed up the South River to anchor in Harness Creek to stay until the storm passed on Wednesday and Thursday. We then launched the dinghy and motored about a mile to our friend’s house on Lake Hillsmere where we took a swim in their pool and had a great welcome back dinner.

Late in the evening Eric towed us back to Monarch in his power boat along with several packages from Defender Marine that we had delivered to them while we were away - replacement solar vents, some tools and the hoses I needed to finish the installation of the second fuel tank.