Solomons Island

We get up early, for us, to leave Spa Creek at the 9:00 AM bridge opening. It does not open between 7:30 and 9:00AM for commuter traffic. Our early to bed, early to rise friends Gregg and Vickie are out before 7:00 AM.

Leaving Spa Creek

We have a nice sunny day and are under full sail most of the day without any motoring, nice quiet day. We don't loose the wind until the last hour, so we motor in to anchor.

I email Vickie, since they reached Solomons Island creek hours ahead of us and inquire how crowded the anchorages are. She says there was not a lot of space in there. It is quite calm outside the creek so we anchor out with a few other boats and save a couple extra miles of motoring and to get a jump on the next day going south. Warmest evening we have had on the boat in weeks. We eat in the cockpit and stay out there long after sunset.