Dawn on Wednesday, October 22, taken from the fuel dock.

It was the perfect day to get fuel. It had rained overnight, but was clear now. The wind was supposed to pick up soon, but was calm now. It was close to high tide, so it was easy to get on and off the boat for tying/untying. The fuel dock was conveniently located at our marina. We untied and went around the corner, where two staff caught the lines and tied us up to the fuel dock. Christi was relieved because she was not good at tying up to pylons, which was very different than tying up to cleats.

One of the tricky aspects of pylons was fenders. Eric had tied some of the fenders sideways while we were in the slip, and he hadn’t moved them prior to coming in to the fuel dock. We’re glad that he had them that way as we probably would have collided with a pylon sticking out from the fuel dock (the photo of the new marina has clear photos of how the pylons stick out from the docks).

Fueling was smooth and uneventful. We took on 800 gallons. It cost $3.30 per gallon, including the small discount we got for buying more than 500 gallons. It was cold out, and we were happy when we were done fueling and on our way to the marina where we could plug into power and turn the heater on.

Our new marina was a short ways south. The purple dot was Annapolis Yacht Basin, where we departed from, the blue dot was the new marina, Chesapeake Harbour.

The marina looked like a man made basin in the middle of a condo complex. This was the condo complex from the distance.

Entering the channel into the marina.

We were assigned to a slip that was tricky to get into. Tying up was tricky, too. It took Eric a long time and a lot of yoga to get properly secured and plugged into power and water. Once we were plugged, we were excited to turn on the heater. 

Christi and Keith did school while Eric scoped out the marina and surroundings. Eric reported back that, other than the restaurant inside the marina, there were no other amenities (restaurants, shops, etc) within easy walking distance, nor was there public transit within easy walking distance. A car was going to be absolutely necessary if we were going to stay here, which was fine, since we’d already made arrangements to rent one.

Eric also polished fuel. With our new transfer pump, a whole tank was done in only 3 hours. We were thrilled to report that the marina was flat as a pancake.

We’d planned to have lunch at the marina restaurant, but it was closed.

Our friends on Tiki were at the boatyard near to Chesapeake Harbour marina. Eric and Keith ate some leftovers, then met Sauvage and Tiki at a park adjacent to the boatyard. It was within walking distance, and Eric and Keith saw several deer along the way. Tiki mentioned that they’ve seen foxes, too. Christi stayed behind to cook dinner, but she joined them after she’d finished cooking. The sunset was blocked by clouds, but the clouds were streaked with interesting colors.

When it got dark, Sauvage headed home. We went back to Tiki Tour to hang out for a while. Tiki drove us back to Kosmos so we didn’t have to walk in the cold.