Solomon Island - June 15th - 38:19.78N, 076:26.97W
AJAYA'S CRUISE
Phil & Nikki Hoskins
Fri 19 Jun 2009 21:27
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Deltaville was a welcome break despite the
weather. The next day dawned calm with winds expected from the south so we
upped anchor at day break & headed North. Many of the passages in the
Chesapeake offer little of interest as most of the waters near the land are too
shallow to venture close. It was drizzling most of the morning, we had the sails
up, then down, one engine on, then the other. We dodged large
container ships & tugs pushing huge barges, we listened to the VHF
chatter between the pleasure boats & punched a foul tide (again!).
After 58 miles we arrived at Solomon Island to anchor for the night in Mill
Creek. As this was only a pit stop we hope to come back on our way down to do
the place justice as we've heard there is a lot to do & a good museum to
visit.
 Typical Chesapeake lighthouse marking shoals in the
Bay - saw several of these on this run!
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