St Michael's Island

Here we are enjoying a wonderful festival at St. Michael's Island at 38°47.133'N  076°13.253'W

 

We had a visit from Kathryn, my sister and her boyfriend, John.  They stayed Friday night on the boat with us.  Caroline taught them how to play "spoons".  Saturday, we saw a Pumpkin carving contest, ate at a gourmet Pizza and Wine bar, shopped in lots of cool little stores, and visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.  St. Michael's is steeped in a rich history.  It is known as the town that tricked the British in the War of 1812 and was first established as a shipbuilding community.

Sunday was race day here on the Island.  Coconut entered in the Dachshund Dash taking first place in her preliminary heat.  In the final round she clearly outpaced the field but entered the rabbit hole only after sitting by and watching two others go in first and second.  Still, we were awfully proud of our little Coconut!  She even brought her own cheering section from another boat here in the harbour.  After the races, it was clear she had won the hearts of more fans as she walked down the street - many calling her by name!

 

The photos please: http://picasaweb.google.com/lewisnance/StMichaelS#

 

 

The middle of Mecca

Here we are in the middle of the sailing mecca of the east coast.  Yes, I know, there are squids (AKA Midshipmen - yack!) all around but I just popped a few Benadryl and I'm fine.  We are moored right in the middle of the harbor at:

 

38°58.517'N  076°29.026'W

 

Check it out on Google earth and you will see we are in the middle of everything!  Too bad we are only staying here overnight.  We are heading to St. Michael's tomorrow for yet another festival.  After that, we head south until it gets warm!  Sunny skies and warm blue water, here we come!!

Lots of Photos

Here is what you all have been waiting for! Photos, photos and more photos! These were taken over the last few weeks and include: Oktoberfest, fishing, hanging out, Tilghman Island and more!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lewisnance/SevernRiverToTilghmanIsland#

Enjoy!

Return to the Severn River

It's Sunday and all the festivities on Tilghman Island have come to a close. We departed around 9:30 bound for Severna Park. The good news; the coffee this morning was simply divine. The bad news; the forecasters were right about their wind and temperature predictions. It was COLD! That aside, it wasn't too bad of a day for a cruise. It was especially scenic sailing into Annapolis and watching the fleet of sailboats with a myriad of rainbow colored sails, rounding the marks in a race at the mouth of the harbor. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge lay just behind and formed a picture frame backdrop as they turned downwind to pop their spinnakers. Upriver, fleets of dingy sailboats, with their blazon white sails, skittered to and fro like moths around a light. Tonight we tied up at the dock in Burt and Nancy's neighborhood. I look forward to having some Ludo's pizza tomorrow for lunch - I'm told its famous!

Tilghman Island

Life on Tilghman Island is good.  The island hosts an annual festival, complete with rowboat races, anchor throwing contests, boat docking contests, boat races, and an assortment of locally caught and prepared seafood.  We enjoyed watching most of the events and sampling everything the vendors offered!  Yes, it was a little on the cool side, but it did little to cool the spirits of all the folks gathered to celebrate Tilghman Island Day.

 

Here are a few of the photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/lewisnance/TilghmanIsland#

 

We are currently docked at the Tilghman Island Marina at: 38°43.230'N  076°20.283'W.  Check out the island on Google Earth.

 

Tomorrow we will cross the Chesapeake, back to Yantz Creek.  We hope the winds will be gentle, but the forecast doesn't look good.  Expected winds will be brisk and right in the direction of travel.

Still here...

Well we are still here in Yantz creek taking it easy. I thought some of you back home might like to know what kind of a view we have been enjoying.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lewisnance/MoreFromYantzCreek#

Some things just don't get old!

Google Earth

For those of you using Google Earth, try this Lat/Long format.  You should be able to cut and paste the coordinates and "fly to" our exact reported position.  Here are the coordinates in the correct format:  39°03.999'N  076°33.913'W

 

Let us know if it works for you!