The wind forecasts for the following days were such that we sailed down the bay, from one nice anchorage to the next. After leaving Annapolis, our first night was in quiet Rhode river. It felt good to be surrounded by nature instead of the hustle and bustle of Annapolis. Our goal was to reach Solomons Island (Maryland) the next day and so, we left Rhode river early and had a wonderful sail with spinnaker up to our destination. On the way, we listened to Cuban music, had a cigar and really enjoyed the warm autumn day.

The are more sailboats in Solomons than ever before but it was relatively quiet despite being a long weekend (Columbus day).

Saturday was Calvert Museum day (maritime museum of the region http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/) and there were hundred of locals gathering on the grounds for what seemed to be a very popular event.

There was some seafood to be bought but we preferred buying shrimps at the local seafood store for a somptuous lunch! That afternoon, we also met the crew of a swedish boat Firefly and were very thankful when they offered us to borrow their car to do some shopping. We had learned that day that the bus connection was discontinued on weekends (!). Wow, after a month of so of not driving a car, it was great to be able to go so fast and carry so much stuff..such are the small joys of cruisers!!!! While we were driving on the bridge crossing the Patuxent river, we enjoyed the view from there…