Fred & Joan's 2010 Eastern Waterways Trip

Follow Fred and Joan as that navigate the Hudson River and Chesapeake Bay in the Black Pearl
Click the date links below - Sequence order left to right    Click here for the 2009 trip



Rainy PartyWhat a difference a day makes.  Yesterday we were sweltering in a muggy golf round, today we were almost washed off the face of the earth.  Lots of heavy downpours put a damper on the "Marina Appreciation Day" party.  I have never seen so many people drenched to the skin- loading their boats, walking to the bathroom, getting to the party, etc.  We felt sorry for the marina staff who had worked so hard to put on a nice party.  I think we had at least an inch of rain but it was still warm.  Tomorrow we will go to St. Michaels and it is supposed to be nice.  There is a nice museum there which chronicles the history of the Chesapeake and are told it is a good starting point.  A fellow boater showed us a route which will keep us off the bay as much as possible.  Waves are 1-2 feet today but probably will be less tomorrow.

More Rainy PartyBecka and I got a walk in this afternoon with drizzly rain, but 2 miles gets you pretty wet.  We went shopping for shoes for Fred this afternoon- seems like his shoes give out as we head to sea (right, Tracie and Jeff?).  Tomorrow we're back into the 90's.

I hope the pictures will improve with the weather.

Fred and Joan