Yesterday I skipped morning coffee so we didn’t bother other boats in the mooring field with the sound of the generator. We slipped the lines at 0700 and had perfect weather conditions. Boat traffic was another issue altogether. It seems everyone who owned a fishing pole was out on a boat, trolling the area. We veered off the intended course repeatedly to clear their lines even when I had the right of way. I didn’t want them to have to take evasive moves to avoid us.

St. Michael’s on a Saturday is a zoo. I hear nearly every weekend is a special event and dockage is a two night minimum. There were boats galore, cars from all over and at least one tour bus. The Maritime Museum is holding an annual vintage and classic boat festival and there are some truly beautiful ones there.

Our daughter Becky and her family drove over from the western shore to visit and share the day. We walked around down town, had ice cream and a late lunch or early dinner at the Crab Claw.

The evening’s entertainment was the passage of the remnants of tropical storm Bill. We had a lot of rain and lightning but only a brief period of high winds. Prior to the rain band getting to us it was spawning tornados but that risk had abated prior to reaching us. We stayed up watching the radar app on our phones until it was clear the worst was over.

Today we are taking it easy and trying to get caught up on emails and blogs. The internet here at Higgins Yacht Yard is free but it is SLOOOOOOOWWW!. 

Many of the boats that crowded the docks have departed. The dock master say’s they pay for the mandatory two nights but only stay one. Some are probably still working and need to be home on Monday morning. We are cheap and retired. If we pay for dockage, we are darn sure going to use it.

Weather permitting we head back to Solomons tomorrow. We need to make a quick turnaround trip to New Bern to take care of a little business.