Dan and Jaye's cruising blog: Kumatage (reflections on the water)

the leaning lighthouse at Sharp's Island Next day was sunny and breezy - HERE was the perfect sailing day I was dreaming of! We pulled off the dock without mishap and glided along in the sunshine, to set anchor at Mill Creek off the Patuxent River near Solomon's just at 5:00. I'm not much of a lighthouse collector but just love the leaning one at Sharp's Island, which we passed around lunchtime. Just as we were coming in to anchor, the cellphone rang. It was a business call that Dan had to take. What a piece of inconvenient timing! A half-hour earlier, we would have been in open water and I could have handled the boat alone while he talked. A half hour later, and we would have been stationary, securely anchored. But here we were in a situation that required both of us to navigate. I couldn't go ahead alone, so instead, I held the boat on station, essentially marching in place, slowly turning circles while Dan answered questions. He explained to his caller why he wa...

Remember going on driving trips as a kid, you got so excited whenever you crossed a state line? It's like that for us when we pass from one chart to the next. We're now 4 charts south of Annapolis, anchored off the Great Wicomico River near Reedville, VA. Gorgeous little cove surrounded by trees ... some of which are showing fall colors! Yes, we're glad to be heading south. Today was a very long day, 43 nautical miles. The sky was gray and it was so chilly I had on long underwear, a fleece pullover, a fleece jacket, my foul-weather gear, and hat and gloves. (photo coming tomorrow). But the prediction for the next couple of days is wind, rain, and cold so we wanted a good spot to wait it out. Before we left Annapolis we didn't have time to sort and stow all the provisions. So we've been moving lots of bags and boxes back and forth - into the V-berth by day, and out into the salon at bedtime. It'll be good to have a rainy day at home to find places to s...

We brought the docklines aboard on Monday afternoon, and started our great adventure! Details are in our blog called Life Afloat . Today we're anchored at Solomons, MD - it would only take an hour or so to drive here from Annapolis, but it was a day and a half by sail. Feels like forever ...