Time at anchor can be very productive

There are LOTS of things to do while at anchor, after the first day...

1. make a new list of those boat projects to do now or later
2. if it's raining (and you are "trapped" in the boat), what better way to notice the (very few of course) leaks and where they come from?
3. bake something from food you have too much of. The banana bread we baked is good. Who says bananas aboard are bad luck? Recipe from "The Boat Galley Cookbook" by Carolyn Sherlock and Jan Irons
4. organize cubbies and lazarettes. These are hard to do while under sail.
5. list the stuff you forgot at home and wish you had
6. list the bags to take off the boat not needed for local trips (that get in the way)
7. figure ways to make less waste and items to recycle, as we usually have to carry them with us through our whole trip. We hang these bags from the back rail with the 3 fenders. They stay put with bungies in front of the fenders.
8. listen to the NOAA weather VHF Radio channel -can take a long sitting to listen to all the tides, winds and temps of the area
9. clean and do laundry, when you feel like it, then figure out where to hang it to dry if it's raining
10. think of boat parts we could 3D print. Last year, Dave printed some blocks that are easily accessible and not under great loads. Even if they break, they would cost a $1 to reprint.
11. Re-arrange rooms...

State room before...

After...

And of course, watch movies, like 6 of the 12 Star Wars movies (before the end of the trip)

Dream and Dream Project observations of late...

1. at home in the house, we dream about sailing
2. on the boat, we dream about the house

1. at home we think of what we need to get done to go on a cruise
2. on the boat, we think of projects to do at home.

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On May 30, we motored in the rain from Mill Creek by Hawks Nest to Mill Creek at Solomons.

crabber

A sailboat anchored across the channel, but there was not much choice. Only rec boaters and small crabbers come up this far to their houses, so fine.

We anchored at the first fork in the river.

The three tugs

TowBoatUS on their way into Solomons. We on our way out.