Thurs Oct 15 & Fri Oct 16: Hartge Marina back to Solomons Anchorage

 In which the penultimate day turns into two, and we get a shock ...

 

We woke expecting wind and bumpy seas - and that is just what we got as we came out into the unprotected Bay. And it was a long day - about 6 hours.  One hour into it we discussed turning back, or into a marina, but decided to keep on. Even with quadruple Bonine I was an UNHAPPY CAMPER, so poor Rick had to do most of the driving while I closed my eyes and tried to remember I was LIVING THE DREAM.  Thanks to his hard work and worry, we have had very few days like this one and I remembered how grateful I was after we pulled into the peace and quiet of our favorite anchorage at Solomons.

 Since we had explored here before we decided not to lower the dinghy and spent a quiet evening on the boat.  Also, since we're trying to draw down our food stores, we are making as many meals as possible on the boat.

Rick had been watching the weather apps and anticipating that Friday might be a bad weather day.  And he surprised me by calling a rain delay when we woke up!   The rain had started late the previous evening and by morning it was windy and raining hard.  I love a surprise quiet day, it's even better than deciding on it the night before, and we pulled up the covers and rolled over in our snug cabin, listening to the rain patter on the roof.  Which is, I may have mentioned, one of my most favorite sounds.  I just love rain.  I think, growing up in Boulder, which is basically high country desert, I internalized that rain is a special treat.

With nothing to do we passed the day reading, writing, working on a puzzle, etc. I will say that we got quite a shock part way through the puzzle.  It was an old puzzle that I had bought off Ebay last year, and I had not looked at the picture very closely.

 

Looks like an innocent puzzle, right?

 

NOT SO!  What if I had decided to do this cute little castle puzzle with my young niece????????????????????  We will drop it off at the marina book library in the middle of the night so know one will know where it came from.

After dinner we had to dither about what to watch on Netflix.  There was great internet at the boaters lounge in the Baltimore marina so I took an hour while I was doing laundry and downloaded a LOT.  This is Rick's IPad so I don't usually control what is on it, and I'm afraid I might have overdone it.  I downloaded the pilot episode of about 20 tV shows - ranging from a home organizational series, to a Spain/Argentina/Brazil series. Plus 4 movies.  Now there is too much to choose from.

 The rain continued through 5 pm, but the weather apps promised that Saturday would be a beautiful final cruising day. 

 

Last sunset from the boat for 2020.