Thursday, November 4, 2010

Heading north ........the long way!



November has come at last and we want to make sure we are close to Annapolis for Amy. In order to get a little closer we decide to head to the Wye River area since it's not far from Kent Island and a little more north.

So.....we sailed downwind out of San Doming Creek across the Choptank and around Walnut Point instead of going through Knapp's Narrows. It was only a few more miles and then we could have a full day of sailing.......yep, we sure did!

The Chesapeake is supposed to have great sailing in the fall with steady winds and warm water. Yes, the water isn't too cold yet but we would like to put our order in for some steady breeze. On this day it was all over the place and almost always from the direction we didn't want! The bottom line is that as the "crow flies" we moved north about 7 miles. The sail which took all afternoon stretched out to 49 miles! We pulled into Bigwood Cove just as the sun dipped over the trees. The next morning showed how beautiful the cove is.

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