Rock Creek
We're now just a couple hours sail from Baltimore in a little place called Rock Creek. One of the amazing things about the Chesapeake is just how many little places there are to visit and explore. Far too many for one if not 100 trips. We'll head over to Baltimore's inner harbor tomorrow morning to meet our friends Michael and Lisa Rossi.
Today was really the best day of our journey so far. Why? Because we actually sailed it! We started off from Chesapeake City motoring in the canal, but within an hour we had our sails up and we were soon able to turn the motor off. Of course, the wind was on our nose, but since we had time, we tacked back and forth and dodged traffic in the shipping lane. Six hours of the wind urging the boat forward while the water gurgled and roiled in our path.
Another perspective
You do see some amazing things from the water. I just want to share some pictures we've recently taken.
Can you find the lighthouse?
This was just weird. It was Atlantic City and here is the light house practically buried amongst these great big buildings. Strange sight.
Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant
With the steam from the plant masking the full moon, this was an eerie sight at night as I brought us up the Delaware Bay Wednesday night.
Chesapeake City Anchorage minus one fish
I got up in the morning (after arriving at 11PM the previous night) around 7AM and went outside to check things out. As I was looking up, I noticed a big bird coming to sweep down to the water. It looked bigger than an osprey and it had a white tail. It was a bald eagle! It grabbed a fish and was away before I could get to the camera.
Chesapeake City Anchorage the next morning
We left this cute little place on Friday morning, but not before Beth snapped these two pictures.
Two Dreams to catch?
What are the odds that another catamaran would pull into this anchorage directly in front of us and have the same name? It happened.
No comments:
Post a Comment