Saint Michaels & On

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090604 pictureperfectStMichaels
090604 picture-perfect St. Michaels 		090604 St Michaels Maritime Museum - for something completely different
090604 St Michaels Maritime Museum - for something completely different 		090604 this lighthouse keeper doesn't do windows
090604 this lighthouse keeper doesn't do windows
090604 Missa Gaia @ St Micheals anchorage
090604 Missa Gaia @ St Michaels anchorage		 090604 Make Way For Ducklings
090604 Make Way For Ducklings 		living a"bored" - not

So, after I extinguished the boat fire, we set sail for Oxford, Maryland (or Merry Land, according to Elias). Oh that? Well, I put the kettle on the stove, making coffee in preparation for our sunrise venture - what is that burning I smell?... what's that smoke?... I better remove the kettle - hey, why is that cardboard coaster on the burner? oh, it must have been stuck to the bottom of the kettle - and so we begin another day aboard - speaking of which, did you ever hear about that human boiling point experiment by Skinner where 4 people (2 being young children) sailed together for 7 hours in a 45 foot square cockpit? just wondering...anyway, we enjoyed many a game of Madlibs - where verbs like fart, burp, and spit were among the favorite selections - along this genre: knock knock, who's there?, Ivan, Ivan who?, Ivan sailing too long (the book of knock knock jokes was another popular activity) - so, I hope you enjoy the above photo depicting St. Michaels to Oxford - there was a perfect Oxford photo opportunity, which I missed, during which Jonas and Elias were very actively swinging on their stomachs, on a park swing set, directly overlooking the harbor - there's always that dichotomy of living the moment and recording it (since I don't always trust my memory)
090704 When do you think Mom & Dad will notice the boat is missing
090704 When do you think Mom & Dad will notice the boat is missing?		 091004 Gone With The Wind
091004 Gone With The Wind
Solomon's Island was nothing to write home about, so I figured I'd e-mail it instead. Since we were too late for the Solomon's Island biology lab's petri dish tour, and too early for the Tiki Bar happy hour, we decided to move on. Remember how I predicted that at this rate, the next stop would be a field? - well, I wasn't too far off - it was a state park (Point Lookout) - sure, it was pretty, but no milk - although it did have a Civil War Museum and nature center (something for everyone), which were both too far away for us weary travelers - we were anchored right off the Potomoc River, it was supposed to be a calm 5 knot breeze - although those meteorologists didn't lose sleep over their mistake, we did - does the Dragon Coaster at Rye Playland stir up any images? - the GPS anchor dragging alarm was set, and we moved to the central boat quarters, for a vertically challenged sleep. Today we made it to a sort of unplanned Deltaville, which appeared (from the guides) to be the big stopping place for boaters - oops again...Luckily, a fellow boater offered to drive us to town (which was supposed to be walkable and devoid of taxis), even after she heard we were from New London - so we stocked up. Not forgetting the e-mail subject, dolphins welcomed us to Deltaville - about a dozen of them swam around the boat - I woke Elias for the occasion - he was mezmerized. 091304 crossing state lines - state of confusion to state of insanity (MD to VA)
091304 crossing state lines - state of confusion to state of insanity (MD to VA)		 090304 Flipper
090304 Flipper: "I could have sworn I left that beach ball out here somewhere"

091404 If it's Tues. it must be Deltaville, VA
Mariner's Log:

6:12 - Max peed on Elias
6:16 - red sky at morn, sailors take warn (see attached photo)
6:42 - breakfast and depart
6:43 - "Is it time for morning snack?" asks Jonas
6:47 - 6 rounds of UNO, 3 cycles of I Spy, 8 choruses of He's Got the Whole World, 4 readings of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
6:48 - Ellen wonders where she saw that ad for rent an intracoastal waterway clown for a day
7:29 - "I didn't realize that sandy bottom was so close to our keel!" exclaims Tom (my friend's husband ran aground 28 times, so we only have 27 to go)*

* (...while allegedly within channel markers! - Ed.)

 9:38 - smooth sailing, 5 knot breeze, 1 foot waves
11:02 - envigorating sailing,10 knot breeze, 2 foot waves
1:36 - hold onto your hat, 15 knot breeze, 4 foot waves
2:03 - where's that whiskey bottle?, 18 knot winds, 8 foot waves
2:17 - Jonas revisits his strawberry yogurt
3:22 - "Is that a city? No, just the largest military transport vessel I ever could imagine. Why is it passing so closely? Here comes its wake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
3:48 - "Is that rain?" Elias inquires.
4:05 - "Can you play that Tapestry album Home Again song again?" Ellen requests.
4:21 - Ellen checks the June '05 Amtrak schedule from Norfolk
5:05 - Ellen earns her wings

 090414 barging in - voyaging to Hampton, VA
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voyaging to Hampton, VA