Port Tobacco, MD return trip

After ten wonderful days we sadly left our comfortable stay in Washington, D.C. on Monday, October 18.  We took Archie for one last walk in the nearby dog park where he gleefully chased every squirrel in sight. The dinghy ride by the dock took us by some very interesting houseboats.

We took off from our mooring at 9:30, officially starting our return journey home.  It’s always a bittersweet feeling!  As we left DC, several helicopters flew overhead and on one we thought we saw evidence of it carrying a very high ranking government entity, the President perhaps?

Cruising down the Potomac proved to be rougher than we anticipated.  The wind was blowing and there were lots of whitecaps which made Archie quite uncomfortable.  Fortunately, we had remembered to give him his CBD and he was OK (we found a new brand that he likes the taste of).

I worked on the long DC blog entry while Jonny tried to keep us from rocking and rolling too much. Lunch was limited to Kind bars and an apple to avoid having to spend any time below.  By 1:30 we found a smooth tack and proceeded to our destination on the Port Tobacco river.

We dropped anchor in Goose Bay in a lovely wooded area that was protected and very calm. A picturesque red church was visible on the hillside behind us.

We took Archie in for his twice daily walk at a funky nearby marina.  The marina also serves as a mobile home park that includes permanent mobile homes as well as lots of RVs.  There was a small ship’s store that seemed to be a gathering place for the locals. Jonny asked if it was all right for us to walk Archie and of course they said yes.

We threw the frisbee around with him while checking out the premises.

The marina had a couple of trawlers and an Island Packet sailboat but mostly it was smaller motor boats. It isn’t a place where we would want to keep Zendo.

That evening we ate the delicious chicken and rice dinner that Greg’s wife, Lynda, had sent home with us. Sitting on the aft deck with the sun going down  and enjoying a nice dinner and glass of wine is one of the greatest pleasures we enjoy in our cruising lifestyle.

We caught up by phone with family and friends, alerting our Jacksonville friends to our expected arrival dates. Hearing that one of them is expecting to undergo quadruple bypass surgery was not a pleasant surprise. We hope we will be able to see him when we are there.

After watching a couple of episodes of Grey’s Anatomy (which is getting a little “soapy” for Jonny’s taste), we made an early night of it and were in bed by ten.