Day 2 (Mon, Nov 14): We were up and underway at 5am. Patrick wanted to get an early start; we knew the area well and could go well before dawn. We were shooting for somewhere south of Annapolis. We settled on the Choptank River. We had anchored there before. And to be quite honest, I won the toss on this one. It was getting pretty windy and Dobbie was still acquiring his sea legs. We stopped and had a nice evening.
Day 3 (Tues, Nov 15): We were up and underway just before dawn again. We had to make it to the Potomac to meet Al. One of our dearest friends and probably the best sailor I have and will ever meet. He is absolutely one of the best people on the planet. If everyone could role model Al, we would live in a utopia. Needless to say, I am officially the president of the 3rd Rock, Al Fan Club (before setting sail on our journey, I was only the local Delaware Chapter president, a bit of a promotion for me). And yes, you will hear much, much more about Al.
Well, small grounding getting into an almost impossible marina near the mouth of the Potomac but overall not too bad (Yeocomico River, Sandy Point Marina) . Al came over and I made supper: New York strip steaks, baked potatoes and a salad. Al brought all of his charts and we went through each page as he explained where he had anchored previously, what to avoid and what to do and see on our trip down the ICW and in the Bahamas. It was a wonderful evening and it truly spoke to the generosity and kindness of Al. We set off the next day with a full set of charts and the knowledge we had been given.
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