Dream Catcher: Time redefined

Day: 7 AC

Time is now officially delineated by, "Before Canal" and "After Canal". The canal in question was the Delaware Chesapeake Canal. Everything BC was mostly a chore and not necessarily relaxing as we had to get somewhere and avoid bad wind/weather. AC is mostly about taking our time, relaxing and taking advantage of the moment. And there seems to be lots of moments!

Beth caught this picture of Annapolis before we drove to New Jersey

A Moment to remember

We kept extending our stay in Annapolis because it really is a relaxing place (for a sailor) and more importantly, the America's Cup turned into such a nail-biter. I'm sure 90% of you reading this know what I'm talking about, so I won't go into details. It really was a momentous occasion to be in the Boatyard Bar in Annapolis for the ultimate race. To be surrounded by avid sailors who all know the nuances of what they're watching and hear the gasps and groans as the lead changes - now I know what it is like be an avid sports follower. Since sailing is really the only sport that I follow, it ensures that I spend most of my time cheering by myself as there aren't that many fellow sailors in the general population. Annapolis is different. Definitely a moment I'll always remember.

Another sailboat?

We are officially insane. We bought another sailboat to carry around on our sailboat. We really wanted a simple little sailboat that would be easy to teach Jeanette how to sail and that would be fun to get out and sail when we're parked somewhere for a couple days. After some research we found a used Laser Pico sailboat in New Jersey - just 4 hours away. We rented a pickup and we all piled in for the trip. We now have the little boat, which Jeanette promptly named Sea Dreamer, parked on our forward trampoline. I can see this being lots of fun when we're in warmer waters. Bottled moments, waiting for us to release them.

Our latest sailboat!

St. Michael's

Since we don't have to rush, we stayed in Annapolis longer than we expected, but today was the day to move on and we chose St. Michael's on the Eastern Shore (about 4-5 hours away). We found a beautiful little anchorage just next to the main town. We're about 100' off this well manicured resort that looks very "posh". Rooms cost $500/night - so a little out of our budget. Not sure what they think of us dropping in on them and firing up our BBQ and wafting sizzling steak smells their way. I doubt they appreciated my whining drill as I worked on installing a USB power outlet at our helm station...

St. Michaels: Our next house, it comes with a sailboat too!

St. Michael's anchorage at twilight

Tomorrow we'll investigate what all the fuss is about St. Michaels. Many people have told us to come here, so we'll dinghy in and catch the farmer's market in the morning.

Day: 8 AC

St. Michael's has a great museum just on the waterfront. We enjoyed wandering around and looking at boats and learning the history of the area. Very quaint place, but also a little too touristy for me.