Back Together Again In Spa Creek

After returning from visiting family, we moved Ariel out of the marina and anchored nearby, still in the downtown Baltimore area. 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 powerboat 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 of nights later for dinner. They are leaving for Cuba as soon as the boat shows are over. Their plans will take them 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 that will keep them grounded for a while. The six of us got together for dinner on Thursday evening, which was wonderful. Ted looked good and seemed to be on the road 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 us along at 7 knots.
The anchorage is extremely crowded, and we had to squeeze in.