St Michaels and a trip home

We made a trip over to St. Michaels on the eastern shore as we’d heard a lot about it. We were told it would remind us of Fish Creek in Door County, WI and it definitely had that feel about it. Lots of unique shops and art galleries, beautiful scenery, lots of boats and ice cream! We anchored off the town and used the public dock for dinghies. Here is one of the beautiful boats we saw coming in from an afternoon cruise:

There was also a sailing regatta to watch.

There was a minor adventure with the small boats going by the anchorage. A brief knockdown and he was back up and ready to go.

The maritime museum for the whole Chesapeake Bay is located in St. Michaels. It’s a great museum with wonderful exhibits, old restored boats and hands-on activities. This is the Hooper Strait Lighthouse moved here in 1966 from the waters of Hooper Strait:

This is a miniature skipjack, “Spat”. The skipjack became a popular workboat in the 1890s. They were built to be sturdy and swift and were especially suited to the waters of Chesapeake Bay.

Maryland’s state flag is the only one in the U.S. based on heraldic emblems. The design was taken from the shield of the coat of arms of the Calvert family, colonial proprietors of the State of Maryland. We thought it was really unique and now we know why.

This is actually being written back home in Green Bay. We rented a car in Annapolis and left Restless Wind at the private dock of our generous new friends, Chuck and Linda. The only thing they wanted in return was some brats and cheese from Wisconsin so that’s what we’ll be taking back for them. We had some medical appointments but the main reason for the trip back was to help our daughter move. Alison is starting a new job at Fox-11 in Green Bay and will be looking after our house while we’re gone. We were able to get the freezer operational again before we left. The technician who repaired it was from "Shiver Me Timbers" marine refrigeration - too cute!

We drove the 1,000 miles straight through (ugh) but plan to do it in two days for the return trip. They tell us we’re here for the best week of weather for the entire summer so far and I’m loving the cooler air and low humidity (Em speaking). When we return, the plan is to head up to Baltimore and meet up with Kyle who will come down by train from NY. I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July.