Left Rock Hall Oct 20, 2014 at 04:00.
We could not sleep and the forecast was for a beautiful day so headed out in the dark. Passed under the Bay Bridge as the sun rose. And then the weather turned against us. 20-25 knots of wind on the nose. We were headed for Solomons Island but had to turn off into Little Choptank river for the nite.
Oct 21st was a beautiful day, we basked in the sun having lunch while the autopilot did the steering for us.
With 10-15 knots of wind from the west we sailed all the way to a snug little creek south of the Potomac called Cockrell creek on the Great Wicomico river. A pod of dolphins greeted us as we passed by the Potomac - very exciting to see them. Cockrell creek is home to the largest US Menhaden fishing fleet. Smells bad as they process the fish down to Omega 3. The boat in the picture chased us into the creek.
Oct 22 brought weather threats of gale force winds and heavy rain. We will hang out here until the weather improves. It may be another day or two….my basil plant is suffering from this weather but the rosemary is doing fine, can't wait to get farther south.
The photo of relaxing feet and blue waters ahead looks pretty inviting - we all want to join you. Glad to hear you are patiently waiting for good travel weather. We hear warm, calmer wind days are coming. We are very happy for you both.
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