Solomon’s

 5/7- Reedville to Mill Creek (Solomon Islands)

   The trip out of Reedsville was particularly uninspiring. It was just plain gray out. The water was a steely gray and the sky was ashen in color. The buoys were about the only color to be found anywhere. The shore was shrouded in clouds so there was barely a smudge of darker gray every once in a while. By the time we trudged across the Potomac the fog rolled in. This really grayed everything out. It was time to turn on the radar which we haven’t used since December. Of course what happens, it won’t turn on. Now we are cruising along into fog with a half mile of visibility and I can’t figure out why the radar won’t work. Then Alayne suggests turning it off and turning it back on. Ha, like that would do anything. Yet it does and the radar is working again. Not that it made much difference as in the next hour until it cleared we didn’t see a single target on the radar. 

    About this time we picked up a couple of passengers. These two little birds landed on the boat and proceeded to inspect just about every corner. They landed on Alayne’s shoulder and even checked out the V-berth. They stayed with us for close to a hour. I think they were just a little lost in the fog as the moment it cleared so did they. 

   We had hooked up the autopilot this morning as it was just a long run with no wind at all. The bay was just flat as calm could be. It was a treat to not have to steer but I think we only turned 3 times until we got to the Solomon’s. We turned up Mill Creek and dropped the hook at an intersection of 3 creeks off of Pancake Point. This is a very residential area with houses and docks lining the entire river. This side of the Solomon’s is a bit less busy than Back Creek but there are still an amazing amount of boats everywhere you look here. Still it is a very pleasant anchorage.

    


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