Back at the boat we got ready for our departure to St. Michaels. We have been taking our time cruising up the Chesapeake in order to show the gang on Emotion III a good cross-section of the Chesapeake Bay: small fishing towns, secluded anchorages, quaint tourist towns, and, of course, Annapolis is also on the list.
We departed the anchorage just before 10:00 and made the short trip across the Miles River to our anchorage in the St. Michaels harbor arriving at 11:00. After settling in, we dinghied into St. Michaels to eat and explore. Michel had been looking forward to crabs so we headed first to the St. Michaels Crab and Steak House. Gerry cannot eat crab (allergic ) and Carole does not like shellfish, so we ordered a half dozen for Michel and Linda – with the thought that we could get more if we wanted. Well, after his three crabs, Michel decided they were way too much trouble to eat and ended up ordering a crab cake sandwich. (Linda continued picking away.)
After lunch we walked through town checking out a few of the shops and then on to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This is a wonderful museum with many buildings each deplicting some aspect of the Chesapeake: oystering, crabbing, ducks/geese, boatbuilder shed, pleasure boating on the Chesapeake, screwpile lighthouse and much much more. It’s not to be missed if you’re visiting St. Michaels. We have been through the museum many times and never tire of visiting again.
After the museum we stopped for a drink (since it was happy hour) and then took a dinghy ride around the harbor. Back at the boat we had a light supper, enjoyed the sunset and a concert that was being held in the nearby park. It was a full, but fun day.
The anchorage in the morning. This is the best part of the day!! Quiet and peaceful with only the sound of the birds.
Gerry and Michel getting their crab lines ready
Linda and Gerry on the trail
Entrance to the nature trail -- there was lots of poison ivy so we made sure to stay on the trail
Carole was amazed at the size of the Wye oak tree
Along the nature trail
There was a huge group of high school students that had been camping out in the nature preserve for the past week. They were starting to break camp.
Did Linda push Gerry in the water ??? humm.......
Entering the harbor at St. Michaels. There was a small cruise ship at the museum dock. This was the same cruise line that we had seen a couple of times in the Intercostal in Georgia and South Carolina.
Emotion III in the anchorage. To the left you can see the Hooper Strait Lighthouse.
The boat Freedom -- quite a beauty
Michel was wanting blue crabs ....
... so off to lunch we went. He wasn't crazy about picking the crabs, but we had fun trying to teach him how to do it.
Now isn't that one good looking crab -- and fisherwoman too!
Anyone for a can of oysters. These are a few of the many brands that have been filled with Chesapeake oysters.
This was quite the figurehead outside one of the museum buildings. She's bigger than the entire bow of our boat.
The boatbuilders shed
This is the screwpile type Hooper Strait Lighthouse
The boats in the anchorage taken from the top of the lighthouse. Can you spot Monk's Vineyard and Emotion III.
Emotion III at sunset, along with a skipjack sailing by
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