70 years later for me - how did that happen?
We were up before the rabbits on Saturday morning, uncovered the sail, unwrapped all the lines from the poles, fired up the engine, turned on the running lights and motored out of Harve de Grace. Yeah! The weatherman was wrong again, and the waters and wind stayed calm with only a few sprinkles here and there. We were cautiously watching our charging system which ran the way it should and has never run before. The Susquahanna River is shallow and staying in the channel is a must which takes you across the Chesapeake Bay, making our trip a little longer. However, we caught the tide and managed to keep it our whole trip down the Chesapeake taking us to the West River and Galesville. April slept the whole way, exhausted from her rabbit hunting. The Hartge Yacht Harbor dock master met us at a mooring to attach our bridle (all the painters have been removed for the season). I've never had such assistance. Small craft warnings are flying today, so we'll sit here. Unlike previous trips on the Chesapeake, we didn't see all the commercial ships, but the waters were full of sailboats all day long. Really beautiful. When we went under the Chesapeake Bay bridge I was thinking how long it must have taken to build it and what would people do without it.
East End
The approach
The departure
West End
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