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Sept. 16 – Cambridge, MD

Day 182 – Happy Birthday StanCambridge Municipal Yacht BasinWe woke up to a cold morning…we actually had to put jeans on for the first time since March. I fixed Stan a large breakfast since it was his birthday and then did a load of wash. I also made…

Sept. 15 – Cambridge, MD

Day 181 – Blue NortherCambridge Municipal Yacht BasinWe took advantage of the nice morning to run a few errands. We rode our bikes to the grocery store and we stopped at a few other stores we saw. We browsed through a huge Antique Store…found a few…

Sept. 14 – Cambridge, MD

Day 180 – Back to a MarinaCambridge Municipal Yacht BasinWe left our wonderful anchorage in San Domingo Creek around 10:00 and headed to Cambridge. We decided to take advantage of the MTOA discount and pay for a month stay, although we will only be h…

Sept. 13 – St. Michaels, MD

Day 179 – Company OnboardSan Domingo Creek – AnchorageToday was a work day. We have to throw a few of them in now and then. This morning we dinghied ashore and bought a few groceries, we’ll need to go again when we get to Cambridge. The store here is v…

Sept. 12 – St. Michaels, MD

Day 178 – Bike TripSan Domingo Creek – AnchorageThis area of the Eastern Shore is very popular with bicyclists. The countryside is fairly flat with beautiful scenery. We rode from St. Michaels to Easton, this area runs along the Miles River and is mos…

Sept. 11 – St. Michaels, MD

Day 177 – Enjoying our SundaySan Domingo Creek – AnchorageWe woke up to thick fog this morning…good thing we weren’t trying to cruise today. The fog gave me a good excuse to watch the coverage of the 9/11 anniversary.  After lunch we took the …

Sept. 10 – St. Michaels, MD

Day 176 – Eagle SightingsSan Domingo Creek – AnchorageWe woke to a nice day with just a slight fog rising off the water. We passed quite a few crabbers as we left this morning; I guess we should have put our crab trap in the water last night. We had …

Sept. 9 – Wye Island

Day 175 – Finally Moving AgainGranary Creek – AnchorageWe woke up to cloudy weather…again. The wearer report said it was going to clear, so we got the boat ready to leave. We left at 10:30, right as the bridge opened. We had a short trip to Wye Islan…

Sept. 8 – Kent Narrows, MD

Day 174 – More Rain & More CrabsPiney Narrows Yacht CenterYou just can’t see much of an area when you’re stuck on a boat in the rain. The rain didn’t stop us from crabbing. We put our crab trap in the water first thing this morning and with in a co…

Sept. 7 – Kent Narrows, MD

Day 173 – Still RainingPiney Narrows Yacht CenterWe’ve been on this great adventure for six months today, and we really have been lucky with weather. This is our first week we’ve actually been stuck somewhere when we’d really like to move on. We are th…