Got Crabs ??

Hi y'all,    (speaking "southern")

We have just completed our first full week on "THE BAY".  I can sum up the Chessy in just two words: Crab Crazy !!  Crabbing, eating crabs, crab cakes, crab balls, crab dip, crab clothing,  crab decor, crab resaurants and,  yes,  crab potato chips.  You go into a restaurant and well dressed ladies (including the blue hairs) are beating on crabs with hammers supplied at the table.  Maybe I'm  a bit jealous as I don't have a clue how to eat one of the little critters.  Trudie's friend Cynthia is visiting next week and has promised to teach us how to do crab.  Looks like fun.....  Will let you know.

We didn't leave the Rhode River (appx 10m south of Annapolis)  until Wednesday due to weather.  The reports called for winds higher than we enjoy, so we stayed put.  We had a great sail across the Bay to St. Michael's;  an upscale little town on the Eastern Bay.   We needed to get to a town to do food shopping and take on water.  We had not planned on being in the Rhode River as long as we were, so we were running a bit short on supplies.  We enjoyed our time at St. Mike's, ate crab each meal we had ashore, and met several cruising couples.  People on the Bay could not be more polite or accomodating.

We left St. Mikes around noon as the weather reports called for a stiff breeze this afternoon, tonite and tomorrow.  The anchorage at St. Mike's is exposed and can be pretty "rolly" in a blow.  So, we hauled anchor and sailed across to Wye River (pronounced "why")  The Why is similar to the Connecticut River with rolling hills, horse farms and estates.  We went pretty far up the river, pulled off into Quarter Cove and tucked ourselves close to shore behind a stand of trees....let it blow!! 

Its very neat sailing into areas we have only read about in guide books or recommended by fellow cruising sailors.  (The Wye was recommended by Bob and Phylis on Commotion...a Sabre 42.5....the big sister to Persephone.)   We are the only boat here, save a boat  (identical to Persephone) dock in front of a home across the cove.  Great calm spot to spend the night.  Trudie is in the galley making up a batch of homemade beef stew.  It's coming up on 5pm...you all know what that means....    Still have to tell you about my first mishap coming down the Bay last week.  Will save that for tomorrow's Blog.  Gotta drag Trudie out of the galley.  See ya.