Solomons, Part One
Casting the lines off, we departed our dock and headed for the entrance to Horn Harbor. Following the bread crumb trail on the GPS was easy enough but the gremlins that have plagued me on this trip were still present. I bumped on the way out and it felt like we were stuck. Depth sounder at 4.9′, not good. I gave it some throttle and the depth sounder showed deeper water but I wasn’t moving! Now what??? A little more throttle and still no movement. Hmmmm … wait! Let’s try putting it back in gear! Dumb ass moment number whatever, who keeps track anymore. Off we went.
The trip up to Solomons was a motor ride, dead calm. After a quick stop at Spring Cove Marina for a pump out, water and fuel, we were anchored in our usual spot way back in Mill Creek. We will stop and see cousin Cheryl and then begin our search for a slip and car for the summer. That episode will be chronicled in a later post.
Sweet Lady (Max and Ellie’s Oday 40) didn’t make the trip, but two days later Cathy and Tom on Perseverance 2 joined us at the anchorage. We all had a chance to tour Solomons on foot and then cap it off with a steamed shrimp dinner on the boat. Life is good!
Solomons is a destination for many cruisers and we began to recognize folks and their boats right away. At West Marine, Mike from Marathon (drove the Smorgasboat) was behind the counter and he told me that Billy on Kittiwake was here also. Billy is also a fellow Marathoner and coconspirator in senior softball injuries. We have seen Moonlight Serenade (from Georgetown) at the marina but no sign of Bill and Sarah yet.
Bill and Patty Coxe were also here for a short time. They are heading for the 2009 Oday rOnDAYvous in New York.
We have found a marina off the Potomac but near Leonardtown, Maryland. It’s about 15 miles to Cheryl’s by car (6 hours by boat). Now that we have a car I guess it’s time to get down to boat projects.
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