16 May 2016 – Welcome Back to Rock Hall, Maryland
We enjoyed this beautiful sunrise as we left Herrington Harbor South early in the morning even though NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) had issued a Small Craft Advisory due to expected high winds. They were calling for winds around 20 – 25 miles per hour with gusts to 30, and they weren’t wrong.
The gusts picked up around 10 am just like they were forecast to. It was a cold wind and we bounced and rocked around alot as we made our way across the Bay toward Rock Hall. At different times we unfurled each of the headsails so we could take advantage of the wind, and hopefully steady the boat a bit, but without the mainsail up (and it was still under the sail cover) we felt the foresails were putting too much stress on the rigging with the force of the wind. And so we motored through it.
There weren’t too many boats out today as we made our way under the Annapolis Bay Bridge and the familiar waters approaching Rock Hall.
A few hours later we navigated the familiar channel through Rock Hall Harbor and safely docked in our summer home marina. We had mixed emotions as we tied up and realized the journey was done (for now) but it did feel good to say “hi” to old friends as they would return to the marina over the next few days.
And it felt GREAT to not have to plan our days by the weather for a while.