Last Stop Before ICW

We really enjoyed our weekend in St. Marys. It is well off the path of the southbound cruisers so we had the place to ourselves. We stopped in at the college and while there bought some groceries at a small store in one of the campus buildings. We considered lunch in their cafeteria but our appetites weren't ready for the all you can eat pricing plan. The selection looked great though. The weather did not permit touring St. Marys City which is a reconstruction of the original settlement. We have put this on our list of places to return to. They held small sailboat races both weekend days with St. Marys hosting Salisbury University.

Leaving St. Marys we saw our first pelicans on the Potomac River. There were actually several and they were busy feeding. We hadn't realized that they were this far north. We stopped in Deltaville after leaving St. Marys. We are not so sure about returning. We ran aground going in which was my fault. I was desperately trying to locate the next red buoy when we came to a stop. At least it gave me time to get my bearings. We go so slow in these situations so that it was just a nudge and we were able to back off. The next morning we left at low tide and ran aground in the channel. We took a guess and moved to the left a little and proceeded out in very shallow water. Traveling to Hampton we were in company with at least 20 other sailboats and a few trawlers. We are now anchored in the downtown area in Hampton and plan to stay a few days as high winds are predicted later in the week. It is very close quarters as it is packed to capacity in the anchorage. We are using this time to do laundry and shop for groceries.