Solomon’s, MD (return trip)

On Saturday, September 19 we got Zendo ready for our guests who will be cruising with us over the next few days. Addie and Lange live in Miami and we’ve been friends with them since before our kids were born. They make it a point to join us aboard Zendo every year around my birthday and this year was no exception.  

We also managed to say good-bye to some of the MTOA-ers, many of whom were going on a cruise to nearby Smith Island which we had to pass on since we needed to get back to Philly.  We brought Zendo to the fuel dock for a pump out. By 11 Addie and Lange had arrived and met us by the red and white striped tent.

We took off at 11:15 on a stellar day. It was sunny and warm and the seas were calm.  We were headed back to the Solomons and Calvert Marina where we stayed on the way south. 

Another set of friends from Miami were going to be nearby so we planned to meet Michael Bracken and David Bannister for dinner that night.  We arrived at Calvert’s by 6:00 and tied up at the same face dock we had stayed at previously.

We Ubered to a local pub called the Ruddy Duck and had a nice dinner with local brews sitting outside on their patio.  It was fun catching up with Michael and David who were planning a drive back to Miami with items from Michael’s parent’s home and David’s sailboat, both of which were located in the general area.

Afterwards we returned to Zendo and after more relaxing chatter we all retired in preparation for an early departure the next day.