Today's Contest- LUX vs Weather

We're headed for Whitehall, but so are the storms. Currently, we have the main and the jib up as well as running the engines. That's helped to settle down the wild boat motion. So, we at least had some breakfast. But, we can tell from the sky that we're in for a bumpy ride!

Headed Home

It's 6:15 AM, and we're leaving the Rhode River. We're headed to Whitehall Bay. We're hoping to outrun the storms headed this way. It was a beautiful sunrise, but the day does not promise to be great.

Last Night on the Water

It's our last night before getting home. So, of course, we're working our way through the leftover food. Dinner tonight was pasta with three cheese sauce and a gigantic salad. The salad had all sorts of leftovers. We had almonds, pecans, beets, carrots and apples- as well as the rest of the romaine lettuce. We were also 'forced' to make piña coladas out of our last cans of cream of coconut and pineapple chunks. Always a hard life on the boat, huh? But, somebody has to do it....

Rich cooks! Peggy toasts! Mike makes grits!

Today, we had a leisurely breakfast. Rich cooked cheesy scrambled eggs. Mike cooked grits. And Peggy christened our new stovetop toaster!

It was a delightful YUM!

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

It's a beautiful day here in Mill Creek. The sun is shining. The air is still(actually NOT good news for sailors). And, for the first time, we can hear the locusts! Oh well, there's something we had hoped to miss.

Right off our starboard, there is a nest of ospreys. Last night, one of the parents tried communicating with us. It screeched ... And it screeched .... And it screeched. I offered to throw it the rest of the tuna that we have left, but no one else would agree to that. So, we just let it continue to screech. This morning, both of them are on the nest staring at us.

Dessert Delivered by Terry and Rich

We are anchored here in Mill Creek. We had a great dinner. Mike grilled chicken breasts with apricot and mango rum sauce. We stir fried broccoli slaw mix with butter and sunflower seeds. We fried some almonds in butter, and stirred in leftover couscous. And, we had ginger glazed carrots. 

After dinner, Terry and Rich decided to go for a dingy ride. They ended up at The Captain's Table, looking for dessert. They were very successful.

Yes, that is a peach cobbler. They also brought back blueberry cobbler and one piece of chocolate cheesecake. The interesting thing is that the cobblers came with ice cream! Each serving had one scoop of ice cream sealed in its own package. And, everyone enjoyed their yummy treats!

As you can see, nothing was left for tomorrow.

Not Quite Home Yet

Well, we are headed to Solomon's tonight. And, it appears we might be getting tired. We now have a new captain piloting the boat.

We hope he knows where he's going!

Breakfast at Little Ditty's

The weather is still not great, so we'll head to Solomons for tonight. Since there is no hurry, we're having breakfast in Crisfield.

Carol works - Guys watch

It's 7:30 in Crisfield, and we're preparing to take off for today's adventures. But, it seems some busy birds and bugs were attracted to LUX yesterday. So Carol is busily hosing down the decks.

The picture is a great one because it appears that only Carol is working. However, Terry is right behind her with the brush. They are now busily scrubbing the cockpit. Unfortunately, Terry keeps coming up close while Carol is spraying. It's not raining, but it's going to be a wet one for Terry!

Meanwhile, do notice that Rich is just having coffee. So, no, we do not work our part time crew continually. Some mornings, they get to observe and enjoy the coffee.

Dinner in Crisfield

We are at Little Ditty's restaurant in Crisfield. It's one of the few restaurants open on Mondays. But, to make it special, they have fried Oreos for dessert. No, gentle readers, we're having the homemade pie.

Small Engine Repair Seminar

So, the dingy motor is on the dock. Mike is conducting a hands-on engine repair seminar.

And, as usual, we have three supervisors and one worker.

Seriously, though, Carol really wants to earn her small engine sticker from USPS. So, she is taking the engine prep class right now.

Did I Mention Hampton?

Oops! I forgot to share that we spent Saturday at the Hampton Public Docks. They docks are right downtown next to the Air and Space museum.

We wandered up to Jamocha Joe's coffee shop. They serve excellent paninis.

After lunch, we wandered down to the museum. In recent years, the museum has remade itself into a children's science museum. Parts of the museum still have great exhibits on the history of flight. But, some sections are pure kid friendly. A personal favorite of your writer-- When Americans decoded the beeps from Sputnik, the translation read: Nyeh, nyeh. We got here first!

Somehow, dear reader, I do not believe that piece of science-even if it was in a science museum!

We ate dinner on the boat, and most of the crew was ready to go to bed early. Too bad no one told the wedding party taking place right in front of our dock! Luckily, those paid receptions can't go all night! They were really having a good time. Mike kept threatening to crash the party. But, dear reader, we all remained on our best behavior.

And so- it was up early on Sunday and off to Crisfield.

Camped Out at Crisfield

Our weather search yesterday showed all those nasty rain and thunderstorm clouds headed our way. So, the decision was made to come up from Hampton, VA and stop at Crisfield.

We arrived in Crisfield around 5 PM. We might have been here a tad sooner had Rich not decided to give a new interpretation to the Raymarine. When he reached the waypoint, he just kept going toward Annapolis! Since he did not turn off the Raymarine beeping, Terry realized something was NOT going on (or off, as the case may be). When he went to check, he realized that we were headed off in the wrong direction. So, we executed a quick u-turn, and here we are.

This morning's forecast shows the rain over Annapolis and that portion of the bay. It's cloudy here, but no rain. So, we'll just enjoy the day.

Locking Through at Great Bridge

Today was a C.O.D. Day- yes, we were up at the crack of dawn to make the six o'clock bridge opening and lock opening. It's looking to be a beautiful day already.

The bridge opened on time, and we made it into the lock. There, just for Linda, we took pictures of the honorary lock masters.

And, just for Toni- yes, Rich is up and working.

Dinner off the boat

Rich called his son who lives near Norfolk. Kevin and his wife came out to see us! And, we went out to dinner.