San Domingo Creek

Despite the good protection it offers San Domingo Creek was not a good place to sleep last night with winds kicking up over 30 knots.  The rigging was singing loudly as the boat swung on its anchor from side to side heeling as it moved.  Down below in a boat the sounds above all seem to be magnified.  It is hard to believe with all the noise you hear below that everything will be OK topside.  I had to have faith in the anchor otherwise sleep would have been more than difficult - it would have been impossible.  We made it through the night.  Despite the heavy wind we took our tandem ashore for a ride.  In the warmth of our enclosed cockpit we underestimated the need for warm clothing.  We were freezing as we assembled the tandem almost a half mile from the boat.  Climbing ashore out of the dinghy was a little easier than usual with high tide about 2 feet above normal.  The strong southwest winds had been piling water up the Chesapeake all night.  This made the bulkhead wall almost even with the dinghy.  The lawn just over the wall very wet.  In town we discovered that the high tide had cut off some of our approaches to the Maritime Museum.

This gives you an idea of some issues
caused by an extra high tide.

We saw that there are some 2 acre plots still for sale around the creek - a steal at only $1.7 million with a new home.  Our tandem ride took us down country roads past farms and along the creek.  It is surprising to us how rural this area is outside of town.  We had a wet cold ride to the boat with the tandem in the dinghy.  The warmth of our enclosed cockpit never felt so good!