Cambridge and Solomans, MD

Cambridge, MD
Friday, October 18 - As we left St Michaels it was 46 degrees, cold enough for me to put on my winter gear. We headed out in a southwest direction with the wind on our port side. We pulled the mainsail out halfway followed by the jib and motor-sailed at 7 knots. Wind was probably 10-15 knots. By 11:30 we were heading east and sailing on a port tack with a beam reach. We turned the motor off and sailed between 5 and 6 knots for almost an hour. We turned the motor back on when the wind died to less than 5 knots and we slowed to less than 4 knots. We arrived at the Cambridge Yacht Basin on the Choptank River at 1:30. We reserved a dock slip for one night to give the boat a good wash down (and take real showers).

Saturday, October 19 - We decided to stay another day on the dock and forgo the trip to Oxford, MD. that we originally planned. We went for a walk around town with Pepper late morning, browsing past the restaurants, churches and stores in downtown. The houses are old Victorian architecture, several with columns and bay windows. Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester county and there is a statue and museum in her honor. The downtown area consists of several shops, some old, some new, some closed. I called Aunt Roberta and talked to her and Gretchen, who was visiting for the weekend. Later in the afternoon we went to Rar Brewery for beers, college football and pretzel bites 😋then decided to check out The Dive Club across the street, owned by the same people but with a Caribbean theme. It was a cool place with a long bar and bench seat tables in a front room and a few tables in a back room. It was busy but not overly crowded.

Solomons
Sunday, October 20 - We left Cambridge at 9:40 a.m. under very calm conditions, water was flat and it warmed up from the previous mornings. That was good for leaving the dock and getting fuel but not for sailing. We pulled out the sails but the jib just flapped around with the wind almost on our nose and probably not more than 5 knots. We pulled in the jib and left the main out and that gave us between .5 and 1 knot extra speed. We arrived in Solomons on Mill Creek and completed anchoring at 3:03 p.m.
The anchorage was pretty with fall colors on the trees.
We took Pepper to shore for a quick walk and to look for a dinghy dock that was a little further in town from the dock we used when we were in Solomans on the trip up the coast. That brought us further in the town and closer to different restaurants.

Monday, October 21 - The day started with some boat chores and a walk on land with Pepper. As we walked past restaurants we looked them up to see if they were open on a Monday and what type of food they served for dinner. We decided on Bugeye Grill, who advertised “fine food and spirits” on their sign. Kevin ordered steak and I got the Seared Tuna Carpaccio served with Szechuan noodles. The noodles were served cold, not room temp cold by just out of the refrigerator cold. It was not what I was expecting. The tuna was about room temp. Given that it was seared I didn’t expect it to be hot, but the seared part should have been a little warmer. The taste of food was good but warm would have been preferred. We sat outside and watched a beautiful sunset at the same time as the moon was rising over the water.Читать далее