Wake to find the streets wet from rain and clear skies. The front had moved through quickly. A forecast of light winds out of the east, swinging to the south, then gusting to 20 by noon.
Cast off 7:00, no wind and glassy calm harbor. Out of the harbor and the sun crests Eastern Neck. 7:30 a small breeze out of the east. Sails up and motorsailing 1.3.
8:15 more wind and out of the south. Sailing at 2.5. 8:45 tack towards Eastern Neck, 3.1.
9:15 tack towards Kent Island. 9:45 tack back towards Eastern Neck, making 4.5 in a building breeze. 10:15 tack. 10:35 tack toward Hail Point, wondering if I'll make it about the point. I do make the point, slipping past it in shallow water.
That same tack carries us across the Chester River right to the entrance marker for Queenstown Creek. 11:50 centerboard touches the bottom as I fall outside the channel. Board up slighting and sail back into the channel. Those forecast gusts are arriving as scheduled.
12:30 docked at Queenstown and walk a few blocks to the pizza joint that serves a nice Philly Cheesesteak. A big sandwich, I won't need much of a dinner.
1:45 cast off from the town dock and motor up Queenstown Creek. I pass the old farm with the stone granaries and the shoreline cut out for barges that many years ago picked up the grain. Continuing on about a half mile to where the creek splits, bear to the left and drop the anchor in Ditchers Cove. Surrounded by nothing but trees, their leaves turning red, orange and yellow, I put up the boom tent and enjoy the fall afternoon.
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