St. Michaels

July 3rd, 2012
38 47.998 N
76 13.119W

We were on our way to St. Michael's, and were planning to anchor out, but I managed to pump all our fresh water overboard, so we decided to find a marina. St. Michael's is like the Chagrin Falls of Maryland. The marina is about a mile out of town so we plan to launch the dinghy and take it into town for dinner.

Big ship

Bruce and Sue had us out of bed AT DAWN so our day was a bit longer, and we were tied up at the marina by about 1:30PM, in time for a swim at the pool. The run was about 40 miles, the weather was hot and calm, all quite relaxing. We saw a couple of large ships, one of which we had to "dodge".

After our swim we launched the dinghy and took a run into town, about a mile away. We specked out a place we could land in the AM. Sue and Bruce shouted us dinner at the marina "club house". Very nice.


Wednesday July 4th, 2012

Typical House

Another hot day. We took the dinghy into town to look around, and had breakfast on the main street. The whole town was very quaint and decorated for July 4th. There was even a parade down Main St. Bruce and I did a bit of grocery shopping while the girls window shopped. Eventually I bought a paper and found a soft chair on a cool veranda.

We were back at the marina for light lunch and then back to the pool for the afternoon.

Bliss

Bruce and Sue had visited St. Michael's by boat 25 years ago and were keen to "re-live" some of the pleasures they remembered. One such memory was eating "deep fried crabs" at a specific casual waterfront cafe. So tonight we took the dinghy back to town and tied up at the restaurant. It was a cool place, and the crabs were still on the menu - so a round of the "deep fried crabs" and some beers were ordered, and settled in for a feast. 


I can only speak for Deidre and I when I say the meals were "OK", with the proviso that I have returned to the boat and taken my Lipitore.

I feel sorry for the crab!