Winnie the Pooh: Baltimore, MD to Portsmouth, VA

We left Baltimore on Tuesday morning with a stop at Tidewater Marine for water and some fuel ($3.93 a gal). Had a pleasant trip to Annapolis. We had hoped to anchor in Spa Creek to meet Trawlers & Trawlering friends Bill and Genevieve McWilliams for dinner, the anchorage was packed so we moved on to Weems Creek, plenty 0f room to anchor and on the way there we're entertained by the Navel Academy training ships making maneuvers on the Severn River.

Navel Academy and ship maneuvering

That evening Bill made arrangements for us to tie our dinghy at a friend's dock and took us to their home for a delicious home cooked dinner. Bill and Genevieve are getting ready to go cruising after selling their pottery business this summer. They are very talented artists, and watching Genevieve paint on silk was a treat.

Genevieve and Bill; Genevieve preparing dinner
On Wednesday we had another easy trawler day from Annapolis to Solomons. We met with our cruising friends Dick and Sue on Courage for happy hour and catch up. They had arrived from the Eastern shore to attend the Krogen Rendezvous. On Thursday Mark and Dick spent time to do some electrical work on Courage, then we walked the docks to look at all the Krogen boats.

Sue and Dick, and their Krogen 42' Courage

Krogen Redendezvous

We left Solomons on Friday morning for Jackson Creek at Deltaville. The weather forecast was SW 5-10 but on the bay its more like SW 10-15, it's a little bumpy but not uncomfortable. We arrived at Jackson Creek early enough to go for a walk in town.

We left Jackson Creek at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning. It's a beautiful calm day to cruise down the bay to Portsmouth, VA. We stopped at Portsmouth Boating Center to top up our fuel tank at $3.29 a gallon. Portsmouth is one of our favorite stops, we liked walking around the Historic Olde Towne and checking out restaurants on High Street. We had a delicious fried oyster dinner at Lobscouser. After a leisurely breakfast on Sunday, we took the ferry to Norfolk to do some window shopping at the Mall and grocery at the Farm Fresh Market.