We took a short four days on the water over the July 4th weekend. No jelly fish yet so I went swimming off the back of the boat in Ledenham Creek in Little Owl Cove. Second night brought us a storm with pounding rain and 25 knot winds. We twirled on our anchor as the wind whipped us around. But, the anchor held. The morning brought sunshine. As we tried to leave the clutch on our windlass (power assist for raising the anchor). John hauled up his wrench and fixed the boy. (he's becoming quite handy mechanically on the boat). Once out of Broad Creek, we sailed across the Choptank over to the eastern short village of Cambridge, the county seat for Dorchester County. It's still struggling to rejuvenate itself after the death of the crabbing and oystering waterman industries. It's a bit to far for commuting to DC or Baltimore. A few smart restaurants and galleries dot the main street amongst weathered and broken store fronts that remain to be repaired.
Confused by the entry into the Cambridge Municipal Marina, we almost go a aground. However, we persist to take a slip. That night, we sit mesmerized by the fireworks off our starboard side. A perfect, unobstructed close-up view.
Unexpectedly, we were able to sail across the Choptank in light winds. John climbed on deck to adjust the leach lines(outer edge of the sails) on the sails to stop the flapping. He's becoming quite confident and maneuvers well despite his arthritic hip. By the time we approached the turn into the Bay, the wind died and we motored home, hot and sweaty, but happy to once again get into our on the water groove.
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