This morning, we hung out at Piney Narrows Marina (near Kent Island, MD) doing some boat chores until almost noon, waiting on the marina at Rock Hall, MD to get back with us and confirm our reservation for this afternoon. We then untied the dock lines and went and fueled up the boat. We got underway around 1:00 pm after waiting for the fuel dock to be clear of boats ahead of us. The water on the Chester River then the Chesapeake Bay were absolutely smooth today. We couldn't have asked for a better cruising day. Coming out of Kent Island Narrows, they really aren't kidding. The channel markers are so close together on either side that passing a boat and staying within the markers were difficult. We had about 7 feet of water, but it dropped off to about 3 feet outside of the channel markers. As we headed North up the Bay, we saw the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in our rearview, so to speak. It was a bit hazy today, with temps in the high 80's, but the wind was at 3 knots, gusting to 7 knots. What a perfect day!! I did some "trolling" fishing on our way North. A skate was chasing the lure I was using, and I didn't want to catch that cute creature, so I reeled my line back in. We reached the marina at 2:40 pm, having travelled 10.2 miles today. Another short, but sweet day.
After we got settled into the Rock Hall Landing Marina, we took the marina up on their offer of free use of their bicycles. We cruised into downtown Rock Hall, which consists of 2 blocks. But they crammed a lot in those 2 blocks... a coffee shop, ice cream shop, eateries, clothing store, fresh produce shops and a grocery store. Richard cooked BBQ chicken for dinner on our gas grill on the boat deck. I made mashed potatoes inside and we had a scrumptious meal. You might ask why are we cooking if we have access to a lot of seafood restaurants here. The answer is because we brought enough meals for 14 out of our 21 planned days. And thankfully our fridge and freezer are still pretty stocked.
