What no crab

 10/28- I dragged Alayne out of her comfy berth again this morning as we left Sandy Point at 8:00 and headed out across the bay. This was a straight line shot all the way across until we reached the mouth of Onancock Creek. There we wound our way up through many twists and turns of this narrow inlet. We eventually found our way to the town of Onancock where we anchored in the shallow basin just east of the town. Our good friend Joe came and picked us up and took us to his and Nancy’s house. They are boater’s themselves so they knew what we needed- laundry and food. They have a beautiful home on the shore of the creek and we sat and picked their brains about the ICW and their experiences. They fed us an extraordinary dinner while our laundry spun. 

   As for the title of this episode we have come all the way through the Maryland and have not had any crab. I thought Maryland was famous for its crab but not even in restaurants was there “affordable” crab on the menu. I guess it must be out of season or I’m not rich enough yet to buy crab. Maybe on the way back…

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