Dunn Cove off Harris Creek in the Choptank

We left our beautiful anchorage on Little Round Bay on the Severn River on Thursday, October 3. We were crossing the bay to spend a few days on the Eastern Shore and more specifically the Choptank. But first we had to stop for fuel at tiny Smith’s Marina which had the lowest fuel prices around.  The marina was tucked away on the Severn River. It seemed so remote and out of the way yet was not far from Annapolis as the crow flies. It’s been under the same ownership since 1936 and the nice young man who helped us was part of the Smith family!

We cruised across the Chesapeake on a cool and cloudy day with calm seas.  As we approached the Eastern Shore, we passed through Knapps Narrows and considered stopping for lunch on Tilghman Island. But we hadn’t done our homework on where and how to get in there.  It was very shallow and the docking was iffy so we decided to move on. Tilghman Island is very much a working town. The waterfront houses each one had its own  fishing boat tied up to its dock.

We found a great  anchorage in Dunn Cove off of Harris Creek. This is a beautiful large cove with a few lovely homes set back from the shoreline. We set our anchor in the middle of the bay across from a wooded area. It was very calm and Jonny took off for what has become his daily hour long paddle.

Afterwards, we had our customary refreshment on the aft deck. Jonny makes an absolutely wonderful perfect manhattan - the key is rye with half sweet and half dry vermouth!

We had the same vinegar chicken dinner Lynn had made a couple of weeks ago and once again the convection oven quit working midway through.  This time Jonny figured out the problem without having to remove the microwave.  It turns out we can’t run the convection at such a high heat for too long because it is located in a confined space and shuts itself off when it gets too hot.

That  evening we watched the last of Ken Burn’ excellent series on country music which we highly recommend.