08/12/2008 St Michael's, MD

08/12/2008 St Michael’s, MD (Eastern Shore) Yesterday we sailed from Annapolis after a few hours of running around. I have been biking all around now. I needed to get back to West Marine to exchange a part and made a stop at the local Safeway for fresh vegetables. Food shopping is interesting now as I can only pack what I can carry. When I am biking I can only carry what fits in my book bag. We pulled anchor and headed into the harbor at Annapolis and pick up water. We needed to take the boat into a wharf area known as “Ego Alley”. It is a narrow area with a turnaround at the end of the water area. We needed to wait there for a large power cruiser to pull out.

We then took off across the bay with an overhead dark cloud that was generating about 18 knots of wind. It was mostly a downwind run the whole across the bay to the East River. We worked up the river on a tight reach and turned the point into the Miles River. The wind was slowly dying down so we set the spinnaker for the first time. It worked out fantastically.

We spent this morning working on a few small projects on the boat. It is wonderful that it appears that the major projects are behind us. We spent the afternoon walking around the town. It is a small historical town with a good waterfront. We ate at the Crab Claw for some local crab cakes and then off to the grocery store. We should be loaded up for food for a good time now.