...just can't wait to get on the road again.
We traveled about 100 miles back and forth this week within the Chesapeake Bay. What a great place for boating, truly. If you've never been here, add this to your places to visit in the future. Everything here is about boating. The area is easy to navigate and there are hundreds of places to see and enjoy. We anchored out in 9 different areas over the last two weeks and enjoyed them all. We've resumed our southern course and should see Norfolk VA and the Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW) sometime tomorrow afternoon or early Tuesday morning.
With a stay at the Liberty Marina in the South River last Monday we were able to catch up with several of Linda's cousins that she hasn't seen in about 18 years. It was a wonderful evening of hugs and sharing memories. (Thanks for picking us up and for the pizzas everyone!) Later in the week we had another visit from Jim's cousins. They brought the long awaited Screen and UV enclosures we'd ordered back in July from a place in St. Catherine’s ON. (see pics after this posting). After leaving this Marina we had our eyes on a few creeks that we had passed up on the way in, so off we went for an anchorage marked on our charts. We found a very interesting sight in Church Creek (see pics) in the exact location of the recommended anchorage – a recently sunken sailboat. We have no idea what happened but couldn't resist taking pictures as well as a quick ride around it. We liked this spot so well we left and came back for a second night! It was quiet and remote and only about ¼ mile off the main river.
This second week in the Chesapeake not only gave us those opportunities to see family but it also fit well with the schedule for the Annapolis Boat Show! This is said to be the largest “in the water” boat show in the country as well as the longest running, this being the 42nd or 43rd year. We anchored just outside Spa Creek near the Naval Academy fields and took a water taxi into shore. Not having been to this before, we were both impressed with the large number and variety of vendors not to mention all the boats brought in for anyone to board. You've heard the expression “like a kid in a candy store”? It's a good thing we didn't bring very much $ with us. :) We did find a solution for our not so comfortable V-berth (see pics) and managed to spend all the money that we did bring along.
We're in Deltaville VA tonight. This is where we found our boat almost 3 years ago at this time. Who would have thought the Sabre would find her way back home after so long, but she did.
Happy Columbus Day everyone!
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