Solomons -- All Depths and Heights

We had to raise anchor at 7:30 and get ready to meet Alan, the mechanic, at 8 AM to check the depth finder.  After some investigation, it appears that it is the head unit and not the transducer for the depth finder, needs to be replaced.  We will spend the night here at the dock and UPS should have the unit here by 11 tomorrow morning. The good news is that they will not have to pull the boat and with the forecasted weather, it looks like we will probably not be traveling at all tomorrow. This is a very secure spot for a storm. 

The F-16 as seen
though the rigging



The starlings in the rigging

   We have spent the afternoon listening and watching the birds…both the feathered and metal kinds.  Since we are across the river from Patuxent Naval Air Station, we have been watching the naval air training all afternoon. As they say, the “birds have been flying about 100 foot off the deck” prior to landing or “doing touch and goes”. As to the starlings, they have been gathering in the sailboat rigging all over the marina.  They are very artistic in both sound and sight. I will let you complete the visual, since they do bombing runs, too!



      Around 4 this afternoon, we were greeted by Maureen and Glen Nemecek aboard Sevilla.  They had a great sail down from Annapolis and beat the rain.  We will see about getting together tomorrow as they are settled in further up the creek by the Zondermans.



                                                                          ~ ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete