May 22, 2017

We left the Solomons on a rainy, grey morning.  Our destination was 50 miles up the Chesapeake.  At first the waters were choppy but as the morning wore on the waters became calmer.  Soon it was as smooth and soft as silk.  Our colored world went from technicolor to 50 shades of grey.  It looked and felt like we were floating not on the water but in the air.  There was no wave action and the air was very quiet.  It was surreal.  If I were drinking I would have sworn I was in the twilight zone.  I could travel like this until we were off the Great Lakes.  We reached St. Micheals about 2:00pm.  It is a charming town.  It earned its claim to fame

in 1813 when during the war the British attacked the town to destroy the 7 shipyards.  The town people tricked the British by hanging lanterns in their trees to cause the British to fire their cannons to high.  The city was founded in1696.  A quick walkabout

1 of 3 Light Houses today

lead me to believe it is a great place to see and enjoy.  We will be here tomorrow .  So I will give you a tour of the town then.

soft grey world

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St. Michaels, Maryland