Tues Sept 15 Harris Creek

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The wind has calmed down and the temperature has dropped into the range that definitely feels like autumn.  Around 2AM I even dug out an extra blanket so I'm be warm enuf to sleep comfortably.

We left the dock at Cambridge Marina around 10AM, and after a short stop to fill fuel tanks we were sailing down the Choptank towards the bay.  

Yesterday we had a destination in mind for today, but that idea changed before we got off the dock.  That's the joy of no-plan sailing: we're very versatile. As morning becomes early afternoon a third idea coalecesses and we turn for Harris Creek.  We have never explored here before and now seems the perfect opportunity.  

Tilghman Island,  once a fishing village, lies to port side.  Further in the shore becomes a continuous display of mansions.  There are houses here with long histories as this land has been home to wealthy people from the earliest of days as colonial history.  Some of these houses are even marked on nautical charts as landmarks.  In between the older estate homes have sprouted newer architecture.  Far up Harris Creek we find a rare shoreline with no houses nearby and here the anchor drops.  Behind the shoreline flora we can make out fields waiting harvest.  Just around the corner a humble crab skiff works a crab line.  This could be anywhere on the Chesapeake far from the extreme wealth on display just down river.









We're keeping an eye on the activity along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic that could possibly bring rough weather.  We know lots of hurricane holes in this part of the bay that are charming places and we are well provisioned.

Dinner tonight- pizza!

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Jane said…
Making my mouth water!
September 16, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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