Day 29: St. Michaels to Edgewater

A departure around 0800 out of St Michaels takes us onto a glassy-smooth Miles River, and this continues into Eastern Bay and then across Chesapeake Bay to Edgewater in the South River. Our destination is Burr Yacht Sales, the Fleming motor yacht dealer for some scheduled maintenance and replacement of a faulty data screen.

It's a short 3-hr voyage, with a highlight being the Thomas Point Shoal lighthouse - a National Historic Landmark.

Nowadays the lighthouse is unstaffed but continues to display an active light and while the light is serviced by the US Coast Guard, the structure is maintained by a group of volunteers.

We tie up at Burr Yacht Sales, and hasten to get in touch with Jan, who flew in to Baltimore last night after two flights and about 18 hours of travel from Auckland. Although not getting to bed in her hotel until after 0130, she's up and about by 1130 and we arrange to bring the Burr Yacht Sales courtesy van into Baltimore and rescue her. On the way home we stop for lunch and do another major provisioning shop and are back at the boat by 1630.

Preston gives Jan her safety briefing, Graeme cooks dinner, and we settle in for a good evening of 'catching up'.Les mer