Baltimore to Solomons Island

Alize at anchor in Worton Creek

Our first sunset on the Chesapeake

We made it to the Chesapeake Bay on Weds, October 5th. We anchored out in Worton Creek. What a pretty place. There were about 4 other boats anchored there and we felt like we owned the world. We left very early on Thursday because we wanted to maximize our time in Baltimore. We left at sunrise, froze our asses off and arrived in the inner harbor at about 11 in the morning. Baltimore's inner harbor is a beautiful place. I wish Cleveland had the resources or the vision or both to do something similar.

Marg and I overlooking the show

Andre and I feeling no pain

Look who we ran into in Annapolis.
Robert and Judy from back home

Departing Baltimore. Wished we
could have spent more time there

Friday was boat show day in Annapolis. We rented a car and drove down there (about a 45 minute ride) and had an extraordinary day. Bright sunshine and blue skies, great people and stuff to boggle a boater's mind everywhere you looked. Not to mention the Pusser's rum painkillers. Two nights in Baltimore was not enough. But we lost so much time in the Erie Canal, we couldn't stay any longer. So on Sunday we left Lighthouse Point Marina and headed south to the South River where we anchored for the night. This was a Kodak place, except I didn't take a single picture. Duhhhh! We also said our goodbyes to our friends Andre and Nathalie whom we traveled with the last month. We'll miss them very much but hopefully, we will meet up again in Florida or the Bahamas.

Sunrise over Oxford. That was a
Kodak moment

Marg and I went on to Oxford on the eastern shore. Oxford was probably a pretty town but we never got to see it. We planned to anchor in the Town Creek except the water was too shallow. So much for the cruising guide. We decided to anchor in the Tred Avon River just off shore from town. Two problems. Nobody seemed to know what "no wake zone" means, so we got tossed around pretty well until the yahoos went to bed. And second, the town in it's infinite wisdom did not provide any place to land a dinghy. So we and about 25 other boats at anchor stayed on our boats, ate dinner, drank and read books, instead of spending money in Oxford. I have a hard time understanding the logic of some communities.

We are now in Solomons Island. Every restaurant has a dinghy dock and complimentary dockage for bigger boats if you eat there. They get it. We are at Zahniser's Yacht Center. Gorgeous place that gets it. Need to go to the grocery. No problem, we'll take you there and pick you up. No charge. Someone meets you at the dock to secure your lines, free Wi Fi, and the best bathrooms I've seen on this trip. This is a very good stop.

After this place, we'll spend a night in the Potomac River and then head down to Kilmarnoc on the Antipoison  Creek where we will meet our friends Dick and Susi and her brother Sparky. Can't wait. We'll try to keep these posts coming whenever we can get WiFi. Hope you enjoy.