day twenty five - a lazy day sail

Morning comes with an invitation to visit friends on a farm.  How nice!

9:40 I raise anchor and motor down Queenstown Creek to tie up at the pier.  The visit to the farm has become a favorite part of my sails on Chesapeake Bay.  We sit on the porch of the farmhouse, drink hot tea and talk.  I only see my friends once a year for an hour or two at a time, yet we talk like we are old friends.  When the tea is gone we take a nice walk on the farm.  A very nice morning.  

Cast off from the docket 11:40, sunny and getting warmer by the minute.  11:55 sails up on Queenstown Creek, slip out on to the Chester River with wind over port quarter and making 3.3.

I see sails from five boats spread out over the river.  We sail almost due north to Grays Inn Creek, entering the creek at 1:30.

We follow the creek up Shippen Cove, come about and turn back down towards the Chester.

Then a lazy sail across the Chester River to the mouth of the Corsica River.  A perfect fall afternoon.

On the Corsica River and past the old Russian compound at Town Point, we begin tacking west into Middle Quarter Cove.  Why?  Why not??  Don't want to waste the wind.

Once up close to the docks at private homes on the shoreline, we turn back to the Corsica to work our way up the winding river.  Sailing and rowing teams from a local college are out training on the river, flocks of geese flying overhead.

4:45 the sails come down and we motor to Centereville Wharf.  There is a sign saying I need to pay by phone for an overnight stay at the wharf but I still can't figure out how to make the $10 payment.  I guess they can write me a ticket if they must.

Evening, a pleasant dinner under the stars with friends Johnny and Wendy at Dock's Riverside Grill.  A perfect ending to a perfect day.

19.04 NM