Worton Creek Marina, Chestertown, Maryland: May 25, 2021
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Marc- It was another long day after the best plans to keep it short. Sue sent us a spare water pump that arrived this morning via UPS at 10:15. It took me over an hour to install it as it was slightly different than the one on the engine. In short it works fine and pumps water now without sending half of its capacity into the bilge due to a leaking seal. At 11:55 I called the Spa Creek Bridge operator for an opening without a response. Looking over I could see the Bridge closing. Ten minutes later the operator responded that the Bridge would open at 12:30. I called at 12: 20 to let him know we were standing by and he opened at 12:25 (must have an old clock). The outer harbor was a buzz of activity with the Navy Blue Angels Air Show performing for two hours of acrobatic flying. It. was load and amazing. After fueling up we crossed through the 1000 or so anchored boats attending the show without incident.
Off we went under Genoa with 10-15 knots of South east wind for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Just as we arrived an enormous Evergreen Car Carrier came through the Bridge at high speed making a huge wake (interesting that it was only one large wave 10-12 feet. The wind dropped off some as we headed North but it stayed with us until we turned up Worton Creek for the night. This is a nice surprise place with three marinas consisting of 80% sailboats and they welcome transients at reasonable cost. I had thought of anchoring but I was not feeling well for some reason.
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