Flat water and no wind en route to Have de Grace, MD

The night was WINDY!  But Friday morning dawned calm and with flat water. So, we dropped our mooring line, said good-bye to Annapolis, and motored northward to catch up with friends Mimi and Otto.  Just outside of the Annapolis inlet is the Annapolis Bay Bridge, a double bridge that is always neat to see from beneath.

So, what do you do on a flat, boring boat ride?  Well, in some cases, you have maintenance such as defrosting the freezer.  Think it needed it?

Much better!

 

We snaked up the Susquehanna River, finding our mooring next to buddies Otto and Mimi.  It was tough trying to pick up the mooring, as there were no "pennants" on them - lines that make it easier to catch and attach to our line.  Otto dinghied over and gave me a hand.

 

 

Havre de Grace is a nice little town, but this is by far the roughest, bumpiest mooring we've ever had.  We are exposed to a large mass of water and fishing boats, cigarette boats, and all others zip past without a care in the least about their wake.  The 4 of us did make use of the marina's courtesy car and spent a big part of the day shopping.  Our chart plotter is here and Luke has successfully reinstalled it.  He is checking the weather, tides, and currents now.  With some help from the currents, we hope to leave here tomorrow and make it through the C&D canal to the Delaware River. I am pretty sure we'll leave here no matter what!