Onancock, Virginia to Mill Creek at Solomon's Island, Maryland

 We got an early start leaving Onananck to cross the bay above the mouth of the Potomac River which can make for a rough crossing. Even with a gentle north wind, we traveled down below for a smoother ride. We cut through the channel at Tangier's Island and then went full speed at 14 knots across the shipping channel and then slowed down to calm seas to the Patuxent River at Soloman's Island. We went up Mill Creek and are anchored with one other boat. Tomorrow we'll head in by dinghy to the Calvert Maritime Museum.

Approaching Tangier Island

House looks like a typical bay lighthouse

Fisherman scooting about

Plenty of pilings for perching

Downtown

Crabber out and about

Living on the water

Lots of crab boats

The marina we stayed at before

Pretty Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat

Stopping to chat

Great waterfront house

Boats and bikes to get around

and golf carts

Hanging out

Target practice ship

Tanker passing by the lighthouse

This morning after breakfast on the boat since we could not find any closeby breakfast for eating out we headed to the museum. Turns out we took the wrong branch of the waterway and ended up at the Old Oyster House Exhibit of the Calvert Maritime Museum dinghy dock and the museum was closed due to flooding. We backtracked and found the town's public dock with pump-out and restrooms next to the Southern Maryland Sailing School. We walked along the boardwalk and then on the brick sidewalk that went all the way out to the shopping areas. We found our chartbooks at West Marine and more Irish Creme at the liquor store. We had gone past the Calver Museum when we saw it was packed with kids and headed the extra mile to the Weiss Food Market. We then took the dinghy to the Tiki Bar and Grill Bar dinghy dock for a draft beer and boiled shrimp. We walked along the shore near the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Lab complex before returning for a harbor cruise past the many marinas. Back to the boat and the wind picked up and we were dragging anchor so we moved around the bend further up Mill Creek to another anchorage out of the breeze.

Old Oyster Packing House

Boardwalk along the river

In celebration of flag day

So many robins

Beautiful historic homes along the waterfront

We figured we had been here before

Relocated Drum Point Lighthouse

Great collection of small boats

Purposely aground

Example of climate change and degrees of temperature changed from average over the years

Sea buoy ashore