day two - up to the Miles River

Sail off anchor at 8:05.  Overcast, some fog and a misting rain.  The severe weather forecast for overnight never showed.  I wear the drysuit, and there is enough wind to tuck a single reef into the main.  I am surprised I did not hear any deadrises at dawn, to me they are the Bay's alarm clock and I convince myself that is why I overslept.  

8:20 out of Balls Creek, making 5.3 and we turn downwind.  8:30 rounding Nelson Island Shoal, dolphins swimming nearby.  8:35 jibe towards Knapps Narrows entrance.  Doing 4.3 to Tilghman Island with less wind than I expected.  9:30 sails down and motoring through the narrows.  I radio the bridge tender to request an opening.  He tells me to standby, there is an ambulance on the island and he can't do a lift until it leaves the island.  It is only a couple of minutes before he tells me he can make the lift.  Through the bridge at 9:35.

Out of the channel and on to Poplar Island Narrows, full sail at 9:50.  Tacking north into the wind, 4.4.

10:15  rain.  10:45 light wind.  12:00 making 3.3 towards Bloody Point at the south end of Kent Island.  Tack back to the east at 1:00, crossing the mouth of Eastern Bay.  2:20 tack again, can't decide if I want to anchor in Warehouse Creek on Kent Island or Tilghman Creek on Tilghman Island.  

Light winds make the decision for me.  Motorsailing to round Tilghman Point.  3:50 a light rain falling.  4:05 round Tilghman Point.  4:30 follow the narrow channel into Tilghman Creek.  4:55 anchor down.

28.61 NM