Baltimore MD to Herrington Harbor North

We left Baltimore Thursday morning 9/5 for a 4 hour ride to Annapolis where we caught a mooring ball right at the mouth of ego alley for the weekend.  

Last time we were here we were busy with buying new bikes and didn't get to visit the Naval Academy. This time we didn't miss it!  I'm so glad we took the tour.  It was really something!  It is amazing what these students have to do to qualify for being accepted at the Naval Academy not to mention what they have to go through while there!  The campus is absolutely gorgeous, full of history and traditions.    

The crypt of John Paul Jones. 

High tide!  The dingy dock at the end of ego alley. 

Dinner at Middletown Tavern established in 1750.

Sunday 9/8 we took Roxie in for her morning walk before leaving for Saint Michaels and found a little car show in the middle of town.  

After our walk in town we left Annapolis and started on our way to Herrington Harbor North.  We stopped to anchor in St. Michaels Sunday afternoon.  St. Michaels is a really quaint place; nice and quiet.  It is also home of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  

We left St. Michaels Tuesday 9/10 making our way to Herrington Harbor North where we are scheduled to have Osprey Marine pull the boat out of the water and put her on the hard so that she can have her  bottom redone.  This consists of having the old bottom paint soda blasted down to the fiberglass, having a new epoxy layer added, then bottom paint.  We have a couple of days in the water to prepare for the boat being on the dry for 2 weeks and were going home to Ohio to visit family, friends and complete our annual doctors visits.  

Roxie enjoying the ride to Ohio!

We had a great couple of weeks catching up with everyone and getting those annual check-ups completed.  We even got to go up to Canada for a couple nights stay at Caesars in Windsor and went to a Ohio State football game in the shoe!  

We got back to the boat 9/28 and had just enough daylight to reinstall the bow thruster, new anodes and prep to install the stabilizer fins the next morning before Cheers was placed back into the water.  

We have a couple of days in Herrington Harbor Marina to put the boat back together and restock the fridge.  Our next stop is the Annual Kadey-Krogen Cruisers Rendezvous at Calvert's Marina in the Solomon Islands.  

 

Norfolk VA to Baltimore MD

We left Norfolk VA Wednesday morning 5/22 and arrived at Jackson Creek Marina in Deltaville, MD.  We had planned to anchor in the bay, but when we tried to deploy the anchor, the windless didn't work.  We took a dock at Jackson Creek Marina and luckily they had a loner car that we use to go West Marine.  

The bay in Deltaville is so nice and there are so many ospreys!  Nests are everywhere and if you have ever been around osprey nests....you know they are so loud!  Don't get me wrong, I love bird songs, but osprey must sing the hard rock versions!  Lol!  

Birds of prey have always fascinated me and I love watching them! 

Thursday morning we left the dock and anchored in the bay.  We spent the day enjoying the sun, light breeze and did some trip planning.  We found out that the port of Baltimore is open for all travel without any limitations.  We called the marina we had planned to stay for a week in June and extended our stay to the month of June.  

We left Deltaville Friday morning to continue working our way up the Chesapeake with reservations for 2 nights at Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield, MD.  

Crisfield was known as the "Seafood Capital of the World".  It used to have a train that ran right out onto the pier for loading seafood.  We were happy to secure a dock there in town over the holiday weekend and was looking forward some kind of festival or something....but the place was really quite.  We were only one of a few boats the large marina.  Turned out to be a nice and relaxing first part of the Memorial Holiday weekend.   

Went down to the end of this pier and found a makeshift crabbing basket.  The crabber ties chicken necks on sting in the basket and drops it to the bottom and waits.  Once a crab climbs in, he pulls the basket up!  

Dingy ride over to the beach. 

5/26 - Sunday - departed Crisfield and arrived in Solomons Back Creek anchorage

We were very excited to visit Solomons Island by water for the first time.  We have been there many times by car to attend the annual Krogen Cursers Fall Rendezvous, but this was the first time by water and what a difference!  It was busy with boats as it was Sunday of the holiday weekend.  We anchored just off Calvert's Marina and Maritime Museum in Back Creek.     

As we were leaving, we stopped at the city dock for a free pump out!  Thanks Solomons!

Tuesday 5/28  we departed Solomons and arrived at Herrington Harbor North in Tracy's Landing.  This is a REALLY nice marina!  It has EVERYTHING!  It's like it's own village!  Almost everything a boat could need.....Canvas, fiberglass, engine, woodworking, upholstery shops....even a West Marine!  All this with walking trails, pool, dog park, grills, coffee shop and a restaurant.    

We liked it so much, we didn't didn't even stop to take any pictures....but we schedule a haul out to get the bottom of the boat stripped and repainted in the fall!

Thursday 5/30 we departed Herrington Harbor headed to Annapolis moorings. 

We loved Annapolis!  We grabbed a city mooring ball just across from town and Naval Academy.  This place has to have more restaurants and bars per square foot of any city we have been to so far.....including Put-In-Bay!  Lot's of sightseers and activity.  

The ducks like to take naps (and dumps) on your dingy while your enjoying town!

The weather was beautiful and we were really missing our bikes after they were stolen in Ft. Lauderdale.  Bill had been watching for bike shops at our stops and found one that was about 2 1/2 miles away from the boat so we decided to go take a look. 

Long story short....we left Annapolis with new bikes!  We can't wait to ride them around Baltimore.  

Next stop Baltimore MD!