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July 27 – Smith Point Marina

We arrived at Smith Point Marina last evening at 5:30pm & left this morning at 6:30am. This marina is in a beautiful little bay but it’s off the beaten path – no cellphone service & limited wifi connections – so we had a pretty quiet night.

It rained hard around 2:00am this morning & the weather forecast for the next few days is deteriorating. As a result we want to get as far north as we can today while the weather is OK.

I use an app on my iPhone called “Windfinder” to help me figure out the weather & wind forecast. Over the past several years I have found it to be quite accurate. The screenshot below shows the forecast for tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach. I’ll check the forecast again tonight but if it doesn’t change then we will spend an extra day at this marina because the winds are going to be strong & that will result in very rough water.

The forecast for Sunday looks much better.

I also use another app from Waterways Guidebook that shows you locations of marinas, marine supply stores, etc. It’s been really helpful to me when looking for the next day’s destination.

So tonight we will be staying at the Rod “N” Reel Dock Marina in Chesapeake Beach. The chart plotter tells me that we should be there around 3:00pm. I’ve already phoned ahead & reserved our dock slip.

Ain’t technology grand? It’s sure making this entire trip a lot easier for me. 👍👌

Cheers!