Deltaville to Solomons | Evergreen's Log

July 1st- Jackson Creek, Deltaville to Mill Creek, VA

We filled up with diesel, water, and ice at the Deltaville Marina and departed Jackson Creek. Today we planned on traveling a short distance due to a late start and the oppressive morning heat. This plan worked well. What started as a calm morning turned into a stormy afternoon.

Calm. Nothing but fog and haze.

Here we go again. Squall.

For us, this particular squall wasn’t bad. It was mostly a heavy rain event. Visibility was limited but even that improved in half an hour. Other portions of the Chesapeake must have been worse as there was a lot of communication with the Coast Guard over CH 16. The wind picked up after the storm and I was able to sail much of the way to our destination.

We headed up the Great Wicomico River to Mill Creek. This is a nice, secluded, anchorage with a convenient little beach to land Ollie.

Catalpa anchored on Mill Creek. Lynne hanging out the foul weather gear to dry.

July 2nd and 3rd- Mill Creek, VA to Solomons Island (Back Creek), MD

With Fourth of July weekend fast approaching I wanted to put Catalpa in a convenient harbor for the weekend. Even when we are up in Buzzards Bay, I very rarely go out on The Fourth. Too many alcohol fueled weekend warriors driving boats.

Today was forecast to have a light and variable wind. The wind gods decided to give me a North wind all day. We are heading north. It turned into a long, slow, day of powering into the wind and the choppy Chesapeake Bay. By the time we got to Back Creek, Zahnisers Marina (our destination) was closed. We anchored out in the Creek and moved onto one of their moorings in the morning.

Solomons Island is a sailors haven. Boats are everywhere. Zahnisers is a nice marina. We have easy access from our mooring. They have a big pool for Lynne. They also have a restaurant and poolside bar. Unfortunately both are closed due to covid-19. The bathrooms and showers are private and luxurious. We were greeted by the new dock master, Mary. She was the dock master down at Lady’s Island Marina, in South Carolina, when we were there. She just recently took the job up here in Maryland. She’s a dog person and was happy to see Olliver.

We are here for the weekend. Maybe we’ll have some fireworks tomorrow night. Coronavirus may have put a damper on that. We are seeing more people with masks. I often forget one and need to be more careful. We try to spray everything with sanitizer.

Some unsanitized scenes from Solomons.