Back Together Again In Spa Creek

After returning from visiting family, we moved Ariel out of the marina and anchored nearby, still in downtown Baltimore. The next day we moved to Annapolis and anchored off the Naval Academy. The sailboat show had just ended and they were setting up for the power boat show in the harbor so it was busy. With all of the boat traffic it was pretty lumpy so the next day we moved into Spa Creek and took a mooring. Iain and Jan from Jock's Lodge, our cruising partners from last season have been anchored in Spa Creek while Jan is working at both of the boat shows. We had dinner on their boat our first night in Annapolis and had them over on Ariel a couple nights latter for dinner. They are leaving for Cuba as soon as the boat shows are over. Their plans will take them on to Mexico, Belize and then Guatemala. Ted and Alice from Windsong, also our cruising partners from last winter, had prepared for and hoped to cruise again this season, but Ted developed some medical problems which will keep them grounded for awhile. The six of us got together for dinner Thursday evening which was wonderful. Ted was looking good and seems to be off to a good recovery. We were so happy to see them and will miss having them out there with us. We are on our way now, having had a very fast sail from Annapolis to Solomons. A strong north-northeast wind pushed as along at 7 knots.
The anchorage is extremely crowded and we had to squeeze in.