Days 4 & 5

Our route so far -

May 2,  Day 5 ~ We woke up to thunder and lighting at 6:30.  By 8:00, the sun was shining and we were underway by 9:30.  Solomons is about 3 miles off the bay.  Just as we reached the bay the FOG settled in all around us.  Our visibility was about 1/2 mile.  But with radar and  AIS (Automatic Identification System - which displays on the chartplotter the name, distance, speed, etc. of nearby boats) we felt informed enough to continue.  It was a little unsettling when we couldn't see anything - but reassuring when thru the mist we could faintly see another boat.  Seeing the other boat confirmed how much visibility we really had.  With nothing to see, it seemed the fog was thicker than it really was.  The fog finally burned off by 1:30.  We crossed Chesapeake Bay today and dropped the anchor in the Wye River.  
 

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May 1, Day 4 ~ was  a layover day due to weather.  It rained most of the morning but cleared up by noon.  Too late to leave, but nice enough to work on the boat!!    Boaters define cruising as: Working on your boat in exotic places

We dropped the mooring ball and moved 300 yds to a fuel dock and took on 240 gallons of fuel which pretty much topped off our 900 gallon tank.  We also topped off our water tanks.  Then we moved into a slip at Spring Cove Marina.  Jim tested the new dinghy winch.  I did laundry and completed the refinishing of the teak handrails.  We took the marina shuttle (golf cart) to Food Lion, CVS and West Marine.  We did lots of research on places to visit in upper Chesapeake Bay.  So  many places - so little time.  Our goal is to be in NYC by May 26th but see everything we can between here and there.