Day 392
Upon the dock master’s recommendation, we had made reservations at the Black Water Bakery in historic downtown Cambridge, and arrived promptly at 8:00 am on Thursday morning, 10/07/21. The walk over from the marina was pleasant, as the weather was sunny and not too cool. At first, we were the only diners in the small cafe, so we had the sociable manager’s full attention. After a delightful breakfast, we walked back to Legacy, threw off the lines and headed out into the Choptank River southwestward, toward today’s easy destination of Zahniser’s Marina in Solomon’s Island, MD, located on the opposite side of the Chesapeake Bay. We’d stopped at Solomon’s Island on the way up, but stayed at a different marina that time, so it was kind of like we were visiting a new place. 😉
Our cruising waters were very calm, and as we motored along, I watched several cocky seagulls floating in the water nearby. Our loudly rumbling engines passed by them as closely as twenty feet, but those seagulls never batted an eye or ruffled a feather! 😉 They stared at us as we passed their little floating bodies, bobbing comically up and down as our wake hit them. They never even considered taking flight. This was their bay and we were just passing through it! 🙂 I needed no seasick meds on this day, as our waters remained serene with only a very light chop. The weather was partly cloudy with perfect temperatures.
We passed Port Republic and St. Leonard, MD, to our starboard, heading for the entrance into the now familiar Patuxent River, where Solomon’s Island is located. Passing the distinctive bluffs at Drum Point, MD, east of Lusby, we arrived smoothly at Zahniser’s Marina about 2:15 pm, tying up on Legacy’s port side to their K t-dock, as instructed.
Position: N 38° 19.807, W 76° 27.534
Distance traveled: 44 SM
Total distance traveled: 4946 SM
Total marina nights: 366
Total nights at anchor: 23
Locks today: 0
Locks Total: 28