Cambridge

Cambridge, MD Public Library

We sailed over to the eastern shore. We're enroute to Annapolis.

We stayed two nights in La Trappe Creek. According to the guide books, it is the best anchorage in the whole Chesapeake. That's saying a lot. Anyhow, I can't vouch for it being the absolute best, but is was wonderful and beautiful. Evening near dusk is especially pretty and peaceful in the Chesapeake. The scenery is nice, the temperature is nice, the wind is still, and the birds and the water life all come alive. I see how one could become addicted to this place.

Our alternator failed and I failed to notice it before the batteries went dead. I had to call on Sea Tow to come and give us a jump start. Since I'm a Sea Tow member, it didn't cost me anything. After getting started we motored over to Cambridge and put in at the municipal marina. They have shore power that I used to keep the batteries charged while running the freezer as I did my repairs.

My repair was successful, and I didn't buy a new alternator. It charges OK now. My confidence as a diesel mechanic is slowly building. The only problem is that I'm skeptical of the strength of my repair. I suspect that it will fail again someday.

Cambridge seems like a very pleasant city. One of hundreds of nice places to explore in the Chesapeake. We could spend years here exploring.

We'll soon have company. Our friends Gerry and Phyllis from Syracuse are coming down to meet us at Solomons MD and sail with us for a long weekend. After that, Dave and Bobby are coming down from Alaska. Dave couldn't get a connection to D.C. so he has a ticket to Newark (EWR) I'll rent a car and drive up to get him. We'll try to get Tarwathie up near Baltimore, or perhaps Cape May before they get here to make the trip easier.