So….what I’ve sort of figured out is that being on the Chesapeake is a whole lot different from getting to the Chesapeake. Gone are the demands of meeting a schedule, getting to an anchorage “on time,” or debating whether a dash from a location with poor wifi in pouring rain to another with maybe better wifi is worth it. We are HERE now. Not only here, but here in a new home port, Galesville, within an hour of Annapolis and probably 15 minutes of several “perfect” places to spend a day or two.
What we’ve got are lots of options. And absolutely no need to travel unless we want to! Today we left Annapolis just before 11 o’clock check out time and had the whole day with only a short cruise back to Galesville ahead of us. We decided to wile away the afternoon back in Rhodes River. The water was delicious (according to Cleo & Cliff), the top deck breeze was perfect (Jim and I definitely concurred) and the impromptu lunch of leftover flank steak sandwiches and other assorted snacks was just right.
We got back to Galesville about 5 pm….just in time to make dinner reservations at Pirate Cove as we watched thunderstorms dancing on the horizon with bright lightning strikes and dangerous looking clouds. (Jim did get a photo that proves that there is always a silver lining however.) I was hoping for a downpour to give Dot Calm a nice, fresh water rinse….but we only got some borderline sprinkles.
Now a test for our nautical friends….what the heck does this sign mean??
