Look, it's October 8 and we are finally underway! The new motors require a "break in" period. That means slow going for the first couple of hours. As you can see in the photos, we had a decent day with plenty of sunshine. We enjoyed temps in the mid to high 70's and west wind @ 10 knots or less.
The two spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge as viewed from our deck.
Dousing sail for the approach to Annapolis!
The sun is setting as Sea Paws II welcomes us to the anchorage in Galesville, MD. We had a great visit with SUNSHINE's former owners!
Today (Friday, October 9) small craft warnings are posted. We made an effort to beat the predicted wind (south 10 - 15 gusting to 25) and four foot waves, by pulling the anchor at 0630. Our destination was only 25 miles distant (an anchorage off the Little Choptank River) with an ETA around noon. However, once out from the protection of the land, we found 15 knots of wind and 2 - 3 foot seas. The GPS ETA ballooned to 1600 hours as the wind and waves were on the nose and really slowed our progress. Rather than bounce around for nine hours to make 25 miles, we turned tail and headed back to the anchorage to listen to the wind scream through the rigging for the rest of the day.
Tomorrow promises to be a better day with west wind at 10 - 15 knots and two foot waves. That is a better option for sure!
Our current location: Galesville, MD Anchorage
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