Patuxent River, Solomon Island, Chesapeake Bay, MD
Harmonie
Don and Anne Myers
Fri 9 Nov 2007 03:58
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38:20.366N 76:27.541W
And we are off. And it is cold.
We left Baltimore, as planned (of course as
planned, would it be any different with Don directing?) on Wednesday, 11/7, and
headed directly south down the Chesapeake Bay in search of warmer weather.
We didn't find it. However, it was about the best sail we've had so far
with good wind behind us, no waves and speeds over 10 knots at times.
Quite excellent. But chilly. See Don outfitted for skiing in
the first picture.
We got as far as the Patuxent River, which is just
north of the Potomac River, a really good run for one day with limited daylight
time. It was incredibly peaceful there (picture 2) with little or no
activity (too darn cold!), but lots of boats parked in about eight marinas which
are crammed into this small inlet. We anchored with two other crazy
cold-weather boaters in a spot beyond the marinas and spent a quiet night
sleeping under four blankets wearing three clothing layers (long underwear and
various other thermal layers in case you were wondering). We woke up
to 45 degrees in our cabin this morning. I'm all for camping, but not
necessarily while boating.
Did I mention it was cold?
Anne
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