And Back to the Chesapeake – Day 34

We were anchored last night in Mill Creek, just off the Patuxent River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.  It is also known as Solomons Md. a very popular boating area, so there are lots of marinas and the channels are well marked with nice deep water.  Easy in, easy out.  We got up early again and had the anchor up and were under way before 7:00.  The winds were expected to pick up as the day wore on, so we wanted to get as close to home as we could before that happened.  The morning was beautiful and the sunrise was spectacular with the sun reflecting off the sparkling calm water of the Patuxent River.  Once we hit the bay the winds were from the south creating some following seas which made it a little more challenging to hand steer, but not too bad.  Actually it was quite a pleasant ride with plenty of sunshine.  The air might be a little on the chilly side but it warmed up nicely and by the afternoon we were up on the flybridge enjoying the ride.

As expected the winds did begin to get a little stronger and blustery, but by that time we were in Eastern Bay, approaching Kent Narrows, a rather tricky area with a very narrow and windy channel out into the Chester River, our home waters.  It was high tide, so no problems there.  And then we were on the Chester River.  It really felt good to be so close to home.  Around Eastern Neck Island, up Lankford Creek to our home port marina, Lankford Bay Marina, and we were home, in the slip and tied up by 3:00.  Rick was there to greet us and help the marina guys get us tied up.  It was time for a beer.

Well, the trip is over, 69.8 miles for the day, bringing our total 1404.3 miles for the trip north.  That’s a lot of miles. The round trip mileage is 2788 total miles.

 

So now we are home and it’s time to give Rogue some TLC.  She needs some maintenance work, and definitely a wash and wax with as much salt as she has had thrown on her on the trip.

This will most likely be my last blog entry completing this blog.  I hope you all have enjoyed following along as much as I enjoyed sharing the experience with you.  There is plenty of work here on land for me to catch up on, mail is stacked up and I am looking forward to seeing my family again after being away for the better part of 5 months, so I don’t think I will be doing any long trips again anytime soon, at least nothing worth writing about.  But, you never know.  Take care everyone.

Sincerely, Me.

P.S. Hi Tyler