St. Michaels and visitors!

Duncan travelled south for a visit with us this week :)  Unlike his visit to Florida last winter when the weather was not cooperative, this time we actually left the dock and sailed a bit!

July and August on the Chesapeake are known for their persnickety wind conditions.  Our winds were light and variable, but we weren't in a hurry, so we killed the engine and coasted along slowly.  Tilghman Island in the distance

Hanging out in the shade

Sunshine and blue sky

Quite possibly my favorite bird

Heading up the Choptank River to a peaceful creek

After we anchored and tidied up, we hopped in the dinghy and explored St. Michaels (MD) on the eastern shore.

Leaving Virginia Dare for a few hours

Whoopsy daisy :(

Lots of beautiful flowers around town

When I grow up, I want to be a purveyor of fun things!

It's a very quaint town.

Lots of church bells ringing throughout the day.

Evening in St. Michaels

Town harbor

We dinghied back home and admired the colors of the setting sun.

Leaving the dinghy dock on the back side of town.

Puttering down the creek

Virginia Dare awaiting our arrival.

Virginia Dare at sunset

After a few chores the following morning, we hopped back in the dinghy and went to the maritime museum (stay tuned for a separate post about that).

Our anchor chain and snubber

David and Duncan at the Hooper Straits Lighthouse display at the maritime museum.....this is for you, David Hooper! :)

Maryland's state flower

We had oak leaf hydrangeas in our front yard in Traverse City.  I loved them!

Always thinking of our pooch :)

Our friends from Ohio were also on the eastern shore and it was SO GREAT to be able to catch up with them for a couple of hours!

Lunch on the water (photo credit: Duncan Cooper)

Andy and Heather were happy to see our new home :)

Hold on!

Crab boats

We never swam in the creek......it was riddled with these nearly transparent jellyfish.

Friday evening's sunset

We woke up early Saturday morning to head back to Tracy's Landing so Duncan could continue roadtripping to visit friends.

Osprey was up early as well

Crabbers working their lines

Making our way back to the Choptank River.

Another hitch hiker.  See the joints in his tail?  They bend!  He curled his tail down to the webbing.  It looked like an upside-down scorpion tail.  I didn't have my camera handy when that occurred :(

One of my favorite places to stand.  THANKS for visiting, Dunc!