Waiting in Solomons, Md.

   
We spent the day doing boat chores since we are held here due to rough weather out in the Chesapeake. There are  quite a number of boats holed up here, some we met earlier back in New York, we thought they were long gone. Muriel sewed the cockpit enclosure while I cleaned all the brass.The enclosure will make it a lot more comfortatable to deal with the wind, the shiny brass will make Mistress stand out even more.  No use just sitting around , we have to keep busy. In the morning we walked for groceries which was about a mile up the road then came back to get our chores done.

    Before                                                                       After

  Tommorow if I need something to keep me busy, I will start touching up the varnish.

The days are sunny but all the reports say that the passage south is unpleasant with big waves and high gusts, so we are happy to wait it out. It looks like we will be here til Tuesday. Just 100 miles south from us, they are experiencing 70 degrees. It will be nice to back in the warmth. But first we have to get out of this bay.