this morning we (pam and i, not annie or jason) were awakened by what i thought was a nearby anchored boat with it's uhf radio blasting way, way too loud. turned out that it was a guy on a megaphone calling out orders to hundreds of naval cadets on the field of the u.s. naval acadamy. we were anchored right off from there. we groggly woke up and sat comfortably on the stern of cricket and watched them do there early morning workout, complete with every calethstenic known to man, a 1.5 mile run, and lots of loud chanting.
soon afterwards jason and annie woke, and we dinghied them to the annapolis city dock to drop them off to wait for us as we sailed back to the little bay a little ways down the big bay. annie's tummy could not take any more sailing, so pam and i arranged to leave them there, anchor the boat near the car, and bring it back to them in annapolis. it was a very good thing that annie's tummy didn't come along! it was a fantastic morning if great sailing in good winds! we felt bad that jason couldn't've been there with us, but it was very kind of him to keep annie company for the rather long wait!
the sailing taught us more again. we were beating, mostly (sailing against the wind), through some pretty heavy traffic, with some pretty heavy winds. some of the traffic consisted of biggish, grey, navy vessels, a couple of giant cargo ships, and lots of sail and motor boats. whew! pam did a fantastic job of piloting and navigating! we may have been carrying too much sail... but cricket is a fine boat, and very forgiving. there was one moment when i was piloting, and the wind gusted, and i came fairly close to laying her on her side! exciting! not a great big deal, because cricket's heavy keel will bring her right back up, but still a little disconcerting with a boat this size. well, wouldn't have been as much of a deal if i'd've remembered to close her portholes! water came gushing into the cabin, soaking of settee (seat) cushions, and waterlogging a good number of good books on our bookshelf. they will all dry, but the books will be thicker than they once were : (
we eventually made it back to our anchorage near the car, took jiminny to the car, picked up a&j, took us back to jiminny, and said our goodbyes. it is sad to see the kids go. we'll miss them. t'was great to have them be part of our summer adventures!
it's nice, however, to be back to the original crew. pam, owen, cricket, jiminny and i are looking forward to whatever adventures the second bit of the summer has in store for us!
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