Yesterday we had fair winds. We motored under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge then hoisted the sails again and sailed past Annapolis and hooked a mooring ball in Galesville on the West River.
We heaved-to at the Thomas Point light house and enjoyed lunch. We practiced our jibing skills in the morning and our tacking technique in the afternoon. We have successfully anchored one night and got a mooring ball the second night.Once on the mooring ball in Galesville, Jane looked up current news only to find that a body had been found on a sailboat on Monday in the anchorage immediately next to us, an apparent suicide by hanging. Neil said, "at least it wasn't a shooting!"
Jesse & Neil took the dingy to the Hartge Yacht Club to check out the facilities. Jane and I took a dip in the river. Ahhhhh...very refreshing.
Jane talked to Nancy on the phone and mentioned how bad the biting flies had been during the day. Nancy said she knew of a home remedy. Drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Before she could relay the rest of the cure, Ria dove for the cupboard, opened a new bottle of vinegar and chug a lugged, passing the bottle to the rest of the crew. After belching up that little bit of battery acid, Nancy told Jane it was supposed to be diluted in water and it was to repel mosquitoes, not flies. Oh, great! Jesse & Ria had some queezy stomach issues after that but all is good now.
Then we all went by dingy to the club to shower in the luxury of clean and air conditioned :) showers! Then we walked about a mile - so much for cooling off in the showers - to Thursday's Steak and Seafood restaurant. Good eats in the A/C. We were the only people in the dining room. When walked back the temp had cooled significantly and we all had a good, cool night's sleep. Jane & Ria have perfected the sleeping arrangements on deck.
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