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July 30 – Bohemian Bay Yacht Harbor

Photo above – entrance to Bohemian Bay Yacht Harbor

We left Chesapeake Beach this morning at 6:30 am. Our dock neighbor Tami came down to see us off. That was a nice farewell from a new friend.

The weather forecast was for winds from the north below 10 knots with occasional gusts into the teens. These winds created whitecaps & wave patterns that met us head on as we travelled north up the bay. It resulted in a lumpy ride but I’d rather meet waves head on then have them coming at us on our port or starboard side. I like rock n roll but not in a boat!

We passed under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge which is actually a twinned structure with each bridge carrying traffic in a single direction. It is very impressive from the water.

Today was a beautiful day for sailing & through the morning & afternoon we saw dozens of sailboats out enjoying the wind & sunny weather. I cannot recall ever seeing so many sailboats on the water in one day.

Today we also passed some important milestones. First of all, we have now travelled the Chesapeake Bay from “bottom to top” &, more importantly, the first can of Spam on this boat was consumed for our lunch!

Ed & I dined on a gourmet luncheon comprised of Spam, processed cheese slices & Minute Rice – slathered in yellow mustard & all wrapped up in a soft tortilla! Talk about healthy eating-we know how to do it up right.

We arrived at the marina in Bohemian Bay at 4:30pm. It took us 10 hours to travel 61 nm. Not bad considering that we were heading into the wind & waves for virtually the entire journey.

It’s a half moon tonight & we are retiring early. Tomorrow is a big day – we will get up at 5:00am for an early start to travel through the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal & then on to Cape May, NJ.

Cheers!