You'll be able to get an egg in the Severn later today and instead of pepper you'll have gnats. Still some cownose ray play groups out there.
Century Club: Greg Brennan
Lots of cownose rays cavorting all over the Severn. I think I saw an osprey fledgling out at Severn #4.
Getting blown straight across the river and had to claw back.
Lots of guestimating making my way around the buoys this morning. I have a compass but never get around to recording the bearings. There were four to six rays off of Bembe Beach at the mouth of Back Creek.
Saw maybe a dozen in pairs and singles all over the Severn. Also black vultures at the beach trying to clean up the three or four dead catfish that washed ashore.
Out and back to Kent Island on the jib only. Lovely sail.
There was a smallish horseshoe crab coming onto the beach as I was heading out. I almost skipped this morning because of the threat of rain but my wife managed to get me out the door.
Nerry the AMM water snake was very active and curious this morning, darting around the boat and the Spartina. Also quite a few great blue heron flying back and forth.
A bit of fog that lifted, but not before I ended up 100 meters further up the Severn than I intended.