After taking Archie for a long walk, we left by 8 a.m. to cover as much ground as we could as we head to Delaware City for our repair work. The day started off clearer than expected but then became quite overcast. The skies in the distance were very foggy and often threatening. Rain was predicted for most of the day but we lucked out as the storms were surrounding us but not engulfing us.
Originally we thought we might stay near Annapolis, but the cruising was going so well that we decided to reach Rock Hall Landing Marina on Maryland’s eastern shore. Staying here would make Friday’s cruise, which is also expected to be rainy, a lot shorter. Archie did very well during this 8.5 hour day even when we ran a little “fire drill.” At one point in the afternoon we thought it would pour and we ran around closing all the Stratoglass but we managed to thread our way between the storm clouds and stay dry. Archie was relatively unfazed.
We arrived at Rock Hall Landing Marina by 4:30 where the dockhands helpfully tied us up to the dock. Rock Hall is a cute town with historical significance. George Washington took several packet boats from this landing during his extensive travels throughout the
Once Archie had his walk, we decided to scrap our plan to eat aboard and walked to the Waterman’s Restaurant next door. Jonny ordered the local rockfish which he loves. And Lynn had a most delicious crab cake. We had warned our dock mates who were traveling on a beautiful sailboat not to worry if they heard Archie crying since we decided to leave him onboard in his crate. When we returned from dinner they reported that his plaintive cries only lasted about ten minutes!
Our days seem to be structured around walking the dog and so after one last walk we were ready to relax and prepare for the next day’s trip. We are “on the move!”
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