Going up the Chesapeake

     Late on Saturday afternoon we arrived in Deltaville, Virginia. My dad recognized friends from our marina at home anchored next to us and we spent much of the night visiting with them. They're pretty cool people and had many stories to share.
     On Sunday morning we left for Reedsville, after a Mother's Day breakfast of French toast. It was dreary and drizzling, but after we anchored the weather cleared up and we walked around on shore. Reedsville was a pleasant place; it was the type of coastal town where people actually live and work, not one of those fake, generic touristy towns. There was a nice museum there and we learned all about the fishing history of the Chesapeake. (My dad was very in to this. He would have stayed there all night if it hadn't closed up.) In honor of Mother's Day, my ol' man decided to spring for dinner that evening at a place called the Crazy Crab. We feasted on crab bisque, crab cake salad, and crab dip at a waterside restaurant a short row from White Seal. Fresh Chesapeake crab meat is good stuff, let me tell you.
     I awoke feeling queasy this morning. It was about 7 AM and my parents were beating to windward in 20 knot winds towards Solomons, Maryland, a town inconveniently located dead upwind. I rolled over and buried my face in the pillow, trying to mentally discourage the onsetting seasickness from happening. An hour later I finally dragged myself out of bed and onto the deck where I curled into the fetal position in the aft of the cockpit. I spent all morning in either the cabin or on deck in a state of extreme discomfort. After many hours of this, the wind finally lessened and I gradually began to feel like a human again. We motored the rest of the way into Solomons, Maryland and anchored near our friends. It was an exhausting day but we only covered about 30 miles or so. Ugh.

     Tomorrow is laundry/ showers/ West Marine/ grocery shopping day. I am psyched. Today I had a rotten day of seasickness, but it's nothing that a hot shower and some fresh food won't cure. Wednesday we shall be off to Annapolis to visit with our good friends there for a few days. I'm loving the Chesapeake, it's a beautiful place!