Jonny started the day by taking Archie in the dinghy for a walk on land while I caught up on the blog.
We left our lovely anchorage at 8:30 in calm seas heading north towards Smith Point, the easternmost point of the mouth of the Potomac River. We were making good time on calm seas and thought about going further. But there aren’t many places to stop in this part of the Chesapeake and the next logical place had us arriving at 7 p.m. and that was too long of a day for us. There was not a lot of boat traffic but we did see this huge container ship.
There was also a possibility that we would be stuck for a couple of days wherever we chose because high winds and choppy seas were forecasted for the following day. So while we were initially thinking we’d anchor near Smith Point, we decided to stay at the Smith Point Marina for the night.
We arrived at the marina at 2:40 in the heat of the day.
We could definitely have used a dip in a pool but unfortunately they didn’t have one. After we tied up we also discovered that we had absolutely no cell phone or internet service! Their WIFI didn’t work and we were unable to make calls or to text. We are now 100% convinced that we have to switch to Verizon which has much better service in these remote areas.
At least we could run the AC which we really needed because it was beastly hot. After cooling off a bit, Jonny had our tank of propane filled. We didn’t realize how low we were and we use it for the stove almost every day when we cook. It would have been a drag to run out in the middle of cooking a meal!
We ventured out for a walk with Archie. We met another couple walking with a dog that initially was quite aggressive with Archie who we had left off the leash because we were in a very large field. Fortunately their dog calmed down and we had a nice long chat with them. They live in Richmond and had a second home in the area and a fishing boat. They aspired to our life style but they are busy working and putting five kids through college so they will have to wait awhile!
Unfortunately, later that afternoon, Archie jumped off of the boat again. This time it was quite a big jump as we had put the ladder on the dock because it was such a reach from the boat to the dock. We’re not sure how to deal with this other than to keep him tied up when he sits on the bow of the boat. Any suggestions are appreciated!
It was quite frustrating not having internet access. It’s amazing how dependent we are on it for communication, research, and especially weather forecasts. We were especially concerned about the next day’s weather to determine if we could leave or if we had to stay another day.
After eating the last of the chicken Nona (the gift that keeps on giving), we did it the old-fashioned way and spent the evening reading and going to bed early.
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