Sue Creek, MD

Our original plan on Tuesday, September 7 was to take a couple of days to explore new anchorages on the Chesapeake Bay as we make our way to the MTOA Rendezvous. We decided that our our first stop would be in Georgetown, MD which was only a three hour trip from Chesapeake City. So we took  our time in the morning and brought Archie for a walk in this charming and historic little town.

Back onboard we set about doing boat chores.  Jonny cleaned the hull (which really needs a good wax job) and I worked on putting up our new wall hangings. 

After having a leisurely lunch we left Chesapeake City at 1:30 and hopped across the canal to get fuel.  The fuel stop was located directly under huge pillars holding up the bridge that spans the C&D Canal.  With a running current and the bridge pillars right there, it could be a little tricky tying up for fuel. But of course Zendo’s able Captain had no trouble! We took on an enormous amount of fuel (fortunately at a very good price) having somehow miscalculated how much we had put in previously. (See Zendo docked to the right of the bridge in the photo below).

Once we got underway it was a glorious day - clear skies, calm seas and perfect temperatures.  We thought we would arrive in Georgetown by 5:00 but we received a phone call from a friend who was out on the bay and paying more attention to the weather forecast.  We immediately checked the wind and wave forecast and learned that the wind on the bay expected to pick up that night and over the next two days.  Because of that we decided to skip Georgetown and push on to an anchorage closer to our ultimate destination.  We would have a very short cruise from there to the Maryland Yacht Club and arrive at the Rendezvous a day earlier than originally planned - all in all,  a good idea for safety and convenience.  Plus the negotiated rate for our boat was just $25 per night plus electric, an amazing price to stay at a very nice yacht club!  

So on we went arriving at Sue Creek, a very well protected inlet off of the Middle River where we had anchored once before.  We arrived at 6:00 and dropped the hook in very calm waters. The days are definitely getting shorter which is evident by the afternoon sun that seems to start waning by 4:00.  We are not at all keen about traveling on Zendo in the dark if we don’t have to.

We weren’t sure where we could take Archie in to relieve himself but we decided to dinghy over to a nearby yacht club’s gas dock. The dockhand said we could tie up as long as we didn’t stay long. Fortunately there was a good sized grassy area nearby and we threw Archie his frisbee over and over to give home some exercise.  He’s getting pretty good at retrieving it (with lots of treats of course)!

That night we had ravioli and salad for dinner and Jonny had a long phone call with his friend Mao who lives in Reno.  We cemented our plan to go to the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, MD the next day just to make life easier. We’ll be there at the MTOA Rendezvous for several days and I’ll be flying out to Charlotte for a few days to help my friend Cathy with her mom who is quite ill. Jonny will be holding down the fort with Archie who will be promoted temporarily to first mate!