There was a lot of rain and a great deal of wind during the night. Since the wind was from the southeast, the boat banged against the dock so not only was it hot and stuffy inside, it was noisy, too! By morning it had quit raining but the sky was looking like it wasn’t done with us yet. We got a look at the boat and had never seen it so dirty!! The scum from the river was very sticky and splashed up the side of the hulls, especially on the side next to the wall. Since the river was calm this morning and the other two sailboats had left their slips, we decided to move the boat away from the wall and into a slip. Gale was afraid that we might be asked to leave since the boat was so dirty! He lowered the dinghy and scrubbed the outside of the hulls while Maureen loaded up the laundry and supplies and walked to the laundromat. Fortunately, the morning rains went around us and we were able to take care of our business without further storms.
By the time Gale had finished his cleaning chores and Maureen was done with the laundry and back at the boat, it was close to 2 pm. We had learned that Farm Fresh Market would send someone to pick us up and take us to the grocery store for provisions so we called that number and were told that someone would be at the waterfront at 3 pm. We were picked up at the appointed hour and taken to a wonderful grocery where we stocked up and were delivered back to our boat by 5 pm. Just as we finished bringing our purchases aboard, it started to rain! We sat in the cockpit and enjoyed the cool down!
Tonight’s dinner consisted of grilled corn on the cob bought fresh at the market yesterday and fresh, hot barbecued rotisserie chicken we picked up at the grocery store. Marvelous!
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You are getting closer all the time. We are in Cambridge, MD and are heading on north to Oxford and then the Wye River over this next week. When can we get together for cocktails?
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