This would be a good place to relax for a couple of days we thought. Anchored in a nice peacefull spot along the Chesapeake Bay. After a great stretch of warm and relatively calm weather a new front came through - likely from Canada judging by the temperature. A high of only 58F (we are gradually losing our metric literacy). And the wind started to blow. Our anchorage is protected from waves but not the wind so much. We were doing fine, and then someone else came and anchored really close to us - too close for our comfort and I got up a few times at night to see where he was. By first light though he had left to sail further south. As the morning went on we made plans for the day, while the wind got stronger. Next thing we knew another boat nearby started to drag its anchor. A hazardous situation if not stopped because the boat could crash into whatever is behind it. I started waving and calling over and the 4 men inside came out, started their engine, hauled up the anchor and took off.
That left us feeling nervous about leaving our boat to do the things in town we had planned. So we spent the rest of the morning doing boat chores and boat schooling. Good thing scrubbing the deck is something Christopher enjoys! Spelling test today as well - 9/10.
With the strong winds it built our confidence that our anchor was holding fast. We decided to head out after all, which meant about a 15 minute dinghy ride to the Holiday Inn Hosptitality Dinghy dock -for a $2 parking fee. Looking back every couple of minutes we bounced through the waves, laundry in hand, wondering if we should be leaving our Tiffany Rose alone. We planned for me to drop Shirley and Christopher off and then zip back to watch the boat. But instead we all went ashore - the haircutting place could take us right away! So three haircuts (see picture) and a batch of laundry later we hopped back into Sea Jay 2 (our dinghy name) and motored our way back. As we rounded the last bend we were craning our necks to see if Tiffany Rose was where we left her - phew! there she was dancing back and forth like a horse ready to enter the ring. As we arrived it was nice to see Breeze Hunter, a boat we had met earlier on our journey.
At this moment we are being serenaded by live rock and roll from the Tiki Bar. Tonight is its last night before closing for the season and the place is hopping. The end of a relaxing stressful and satisfying day.
That left us feeling nervous about leaving our boat to do the things in town we had planned. So we spent the rest of the morning doing boat chores and boat schooling. Good thing scrubbing the deck is something Christopher enjoys! Spelling test today as well - 9/10.
With the strong winds it built our confidence that our anchor was holding fast. We decided to head out after all, which meant about a 15 minute dinghy ride to the Holiday Inn Hosptitality Dinghy dock -for a $2 parking fee. Looking back every couple of minutes we bounced through the waves, laundry in hand, wondering if we should be leaving our Tiffany Rose alone. We planned for me to drop Shirley and Christopher off and then zip back to watch the boat. But instead we all went ashore - the haircutting place could take us right away! So three haircuts (see picture) and a batch of laundry later we hopped back into Sea Jay 2 (our dinghy name) and motored our way back. As we rounded the last bend we were craning our necks to see if Tiffany Rose was where we left her - phew! there she was dancing back and forth like a horse ready to enter the ring. As we arrived it was nice to see Breeze Hunter, a boat we had met earlier on our journey.
At this moment we are being serenaded by live rock and roll from the Tiki Bar. Tonight is its last night before closing for the season and the place is hopping. The end of a relaxing stressful and satisfying day.
2 comments:
What a great-looking crew with those new haircuts! I'm enjoying your updates. Kim (Chelsea)
Wonderful way to see the eastern Atlantic. Hope you enjoy the Carolina's!
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