October 14th – Solomon’s Island to Mill Creek

We moved on from Solomon’s this morning. Before leaving, we fueled up at Spring Cove Marina. Lynne checked the place out and put it on the list for the return trip. With tanks full of diesel we headed out of Back Creek, down the Patuxent River, and back out into the Chesapeake. We had calm seas and no wind until the last couple of hours (reason for the diesel).

The Books of Bob mentioned Mill Creek so I picked that as our next stop. The problem with finding a specific Mill Creek are the sheer amount of Mill Creeks in existence. Eventually I figured out which Mill Creek we were going to. I really enjoy all of these different names as we pass through areas.

AND the name of the week award goes to…..?.

The Point No Point Light House

Eventually we crossed over the Potomac River into Virginia. The mouth of the Potomac is 10 miles wide, so it took a while. With an hour or so of daylight left we turned into Ingram bay and negotiated our way up Mill Creek to our anchorage for the night. This little cove had a small beach to tie up the dinghy and some woods to wander around in. Ollie had an unbelievably exciting deer chase. Fortunately he did not catch the deer. He just wants the antlers. We bought him a new antler at Solomon’s so I gave him that for eventually listening to me.

Catalpa at Mill Creek

October 15th- Mill Creek, VA to Jackson Creek / Deltaville, VA

Today’s passage was a fairly easy one. We were able to sail most of the day so we made good time to the Piankatank River. The entrance to Jackson Creek is a little tricky. It is well marked but a small mistake will have you in one foot of water. We made it in without issue.We’re anchored in a protected spot for a few days. We are a stones throw from the Deltaville Marina. We payed a facilities fee so we’re able to use the showers, laundry, pool, WiFi, and a car!. Luxury. I don’t think we have had a regular “house type” shower since Atlantic City. We have a solar bag that works pretty well. If we don’t have enough sun to heat it up, we boil a tea kettle. We also have a bug sprayer contraption that we use for a quick spray (mostly for Ollie). In Catalpa, we have 2 sinks. Both have a foot pump (no pressure water). We’ve used this setup for a number of years and are used to it. On the other hand, who doesn’t enjoy unlimited hot water?

We’re going to have some weather for the next few days so this is our spot until it blows over.