Traveling the Chesapeake

September 17, 2011

We finally left Solomons Island the 10th of Sept.. We had been there for 6 weeks and were getting anxious to travel again. We really love it when we are on the move.

Docked in a marina waiting for IRENE

Elaine and I left early morning and traveled north on the Bay up to the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore. It's a very large river and has numerous anchorages. Our destination was San Domingo Creek Some people call it the "back door" to St. Michaels, MD. The town boasts of a really nice maritime museum. The docents are in the process of restoring a number of sailing vessels and also sponser several sailboat races.

Entering San Domingo Creek

St. Michaels is a very small upscale town with very large homes on lots of property. The town is loaded with shops and restaurants. We anchored and stayed for several days. A few boats came into the creek to spend time at anchor so we had plenty of other boats around. The dinghy dock is also the local "watermen" dock, so it has a lot of character. Most of the watermen are friendly, but I'm sure that they think we "yachties" are a pain the you know what. But everyone gets along.
Since our MTOA organization is having the annual Northern Rendezvous in Cambridge, MD we moved a  short distance and are here getting ready for the event. The distance from San Domingo to Cambridge is only about 20 miles on the river so we stopped part way here and spent the night in La Trappe Creek which is another creek that has some homes but isn't very developed. It is quite pretty and peaceful.

Stay in touch, and let us know what's happening in your lives.
Bud and Elaine

Beautiful San Domingo Creek

Entering La Trappe Creek off of the Choptank River