After breakfast we took advantage of the free bikes at our Marina to explore Solomons Island. The first stop was the Calvert Maritime Museum. It had wonderful exhibits about local maritime culture, a beautifully restored screw pile lighthouse that sat…
We sailed back north to the eastern shore and the Delmarva Peninsula again. Started out with fantastic winds but they only lasted about half of the trip. We motorsailed the remainder. On the way we saw Bald Eagles, Grey Pelicans,…
After a gorgeous sunrise, we spent the morning in Boby Owl Cove having a sumptuous breakfast while watching the crabbers and oystermen ply their trade. You can see one of the men still using the old tong method like they…
Before departing for Detroit on Saturday morning Cheryl and I decided to go for a day sail on Enchante’ today. Little did we know that The a Great Chesapeake Schooner Race from Annapolis to Hampton, VA was on tap for…
About a 2 1/2 mile bike ride from our Marina along the coast North Beach is a small resort town for people vacationing from inland. It has a boardwalk about a mile long, two beaches with sea nettle protection, and…
A perfect southeasterly wind was blowing so the best place to head was northwest. Our travels took us to the West River and a tiny town called Galesville. As the evenings are beginning to cool down we wanted to be…
Headed northeast from the West a River to a small town called a Rock Hall which is due east of Baltimore. It is known as a very laid back town that almost seems like time forgot in contrast to the…
We explored Rockhall, known as the pearl of the Chesapeake, and Swan Creek by bicycle thanks to our Marina. Due to the late season much of the town is closed up except on weekends. They do have a small Watermen’s…
We sailed from Rock Hall to Annapolis for one last visit. After watching some really neat racing boats on the way in we sailed into Ego Alley and docked at the Annapolis Municipal Marina in the heart of downtown. We…
After a scrumptious breakfast at The Iron Rooster we stopped by an interesting 22′ power boat built by Devlin, and were given a tour by its owner, David, a very friendly and extremely interesting chap. We could have talked boating…