Our Sailing Companion - Red Rover
Friendly Competition at Anchor
All You Need is a Good Book
Day 1 - Back Creek to Wye River where we anchored in what we are naming 'Straight-Up Cove which has us in a good spot for the predicted thunderstorms and NW winds (all of which happened, but we had a very calm night). We had a fabulous sail down the Bay, but had to motor up the Eastern Bay to the Wye. Gosh darn it, the bilge dumped on us again after a heavy heel to starboard. We're now sure it's sea water and thinking perhaps due to leaving the AC thru hull open in a heavy starboard heel. We also discovered that we forgot to turn off the anchor washdown pump. Have we finally diagnosed the problem??? HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our newest grandson, Ender Ford Powell!!!!
Day 2 - Lots of rain so Bob spent most of the day again trying to track down the source of the water we have been getting when the boat is heeled over. No luck, but the bilge is now dry, clean and sanitized. Red Rover joined us this afternoon and the crew looked like drowned rats after sailing down from the Magothy in the rain.
Day 3 - We headed over to Leeds Creek off of the Miles after a sail that was cut short by approaching storms. Dinner with the Red Rover crew followed by heavy thunderstorms. There was lots of lightning and thunder but not enough to keep the ladies from firing up a hot spot and doing a virtual Bible study.
Day 4 - We had such a lovely anchorage that we decided to stay a second night. The weather is unbearably hot so we waited until late in the day to explore Leeds by dinghy. It is so pretty here with a lot of good anchoring options we decided we will definitely return. We finally broke down and fired up the generator to cook and enjoy dinner.
Day 5 - Leeds Creek to the Rhode River but light winds forced us to motor. We anchored near Camp Letts which is so much quieter than our typical anchorage at the front of the River.
Day 6 - We visited Flat Island by dinghy and then headed home to Back Creek