Solomon’s

 10/25- We spent the day hanging around Cambridge with Larry and Bev. They drove us out to the Harriet Tubman national monument which was interesting. We then went back to their house on the Choptank River and had another delicious meal. It was great catching up and reminiscing about old times. Thanks Larry and Bev. 

10/26- We took off around 8am from the marina. Alayne executed a nice spin move with the boat to get us off the wall and moving. It was another beautiful sunny day but with barely any wind. The slight wind there was was of course right on the nose. That coupled with the fact that the current was against us all day made for a long day. The bay was like a mirror at times so we just hooked up the autopilot and sat back and enjoyed the show. 

   We pulled into the Solomon’s around 3:30pm and took a mooring at Safe Harbor. There are more boats here than I have ever seen in one place before. There are several creeks which are just lined with boats and marinas. We wound are way up one to the marina. This marina is pretty fancy. The shower was incredible and everything is so neat and orderly. I borrowed a bicycle and rode up the road to the grocery store and picked up some stuff for supper. The bridge that crosses just north of here is amazing. It is really high and looks narrow. We won’t get to pass underneath it though. We spotted several boats that have seen along the way some as long ago as Connecticut. We are off early again tomorrow. 

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