Short run down to Rock Hall, MD -- July 3

We did chores during the morning while waiting for Zach, June and Avery (hereinafter ZJ&A) to arrive at the marina from their drive down from Manhattan. They showed up at 12:45 and we got underway soon after. The marina was nice enough to let them park their car over the long weekend at no charge. We had a 36-mile run to the Osprey Point Marina on the north side of Rock Hall, which took us almost three hours because we were running into the wind and against the tide. 


We saw this beautiful old yacht along the way. We couldn't see the name so don't know anything about her other than she is a gorgeous old girl.

The Osprey Point Marina was really big, but also really nice. They had a pool, which ZJ&A visited as soon as we got settled. After pool time we all walked about half-a-mile down a country road to a very popular local restaurant called the Blue Heron. We were able to get seated right away because we had called ahead and agreed to sit inside. We ordered an appetizer of one pound of lump crab meat lightly sprinkled with Old Bay seasoning and lemon and it was heavenly. 


After dinner we walked back to the marina to watch the Rock Hall fireworks display from the flybridge. We had a nice sunset before that. June and Avery stayed at a nearby hotel and Zach slept on the boat. There wasn't room at the inn for all three of them. 


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  1. AshleyJuly 12, 2024 at 5:39 PM

    Welcome aboard, ZJ&A! Looks like a lovely day. 💕

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