A small step up the Bay

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 The dark became a gradual lightening as the sun rose behind a dense bank of clouds.  The sounds of bird life gaining the morning announces time to get busy.  But we do so slowly.  We are very conscious of savoring each moment while out cruising.  There is so much beyond our control out here, but we can control how we embrace what the day gives.  

So first up is our tea and coffee morning ritual.  Then Brent explored Hughlett Point park on the paddleboard.  There are acres of shallow water here only some minority of which are accesible to the 6 inch draft of the paddle board. The place is full with fiddler crab and many many birds.  Back on the Second Star Lois gets another sewing project started.

Somewhere in the vicinity of noon it is decided to weigh anchor and move north.  On the way out of the anchorage the main sail halyard gets wrapped around the mast in a most unuseful way.  Lois was able to untangle the mess using appropriate words of encantation while Brent attempted to lessen the effect of the rolling waves on the motion of the boat.  With the halyard settled sails were quickly set and engines went off.  

The rough waves seemed out of proportion to the light wind but we take what the Chesapeake gives us.  The boat is moving well for the light wind and best of all we are able to move in the direction we want to head.  



Second Star drops into Ingram Bay Marina to take on fuel.  Getting into the marina involves skating across a shallow sand bar instead of following the clearly marked but winding entrance channel.  This navigation is the benefit of local knowledge and shallow draft.  Second Star has fueled here many times before.  In fact the owners recognize us if not by face then at least by the name on our credit card....true story. 

We follow the marked channel out of Ingram Bay because it leads directly to Mill Creek where we find a most pleasant place to drop anchor.  The rest of the afternoon is relaxing on the boat, followed by a dinghy tour of the upper reaches of Mill Creek.  




Dinner comes after sunset.  The day will end for us shortly after.

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