Sunday and Monday, May 8 and 9, 2011

Calvert Marina, Solomons, MD:  Not much happening.  Exploring the area and getting caught up on our itinerary.  We are up to the Erie Canal.  They postponed the opening of May 1st due to high water.  Last we heard it would not be open until May 23rd.  Our plans will get us there by June 1, 2011.  With a little bit of luck the water will be down by then.  It looks like we will be leaving here early tomorrow morning and heading for Annapolis, MD.  We plan on taking an extra day and do some sight seeing.  Last night a couple from Wyoming came in.  We met them for the first time at Port St. Joe on the Gulf in November and they were planning to start their loop from there in January.  The 2 of them made their own boat.

CO's comments: How would you like to be in 4 foot seas in the yellow, homemade boat pictured below.  The Captain of the boat told me that the seas got so rough he had to go close to shore and anchor because he could not make any head way.  He was almost going in circles and decided to wait out the seas.  They finally made it in late Sunday. 

View of marina from gas dock-this marina has a least 15
docks and is stretched out over the north side of "Back Creek"

Our dock at Calvert Marina-new floating docks for transients

The rest of the marina has been here a long time. Even thought it is older,
they keep it up and it is clean.  This is the main dock heading toward marina office.

"On Watch"
(in park by marina)

 

"Lollygag" registered in Yankton, SD because that is where
 they got married but they are from Wyoming