tadhana: milford haven.

the last time we were in milford haven was in 2011. we would have bypassed fishing bay altogether if we could have gotten through the hole-in-the-wall channel from the chesapeake. unfortunately, it's too shallow for us. one has to go around gwynn island if you're coming from the south, into the piankitank river and then call the bridge tender for an opening to get into milford haven. i like to describe it as "faux" outer banks because of the barrier islands. it really is quite lovely and it's a great anchorage for those hot summer nights because it is so open. however, there isn't much protection in the event of a squall. in any case, photos of the area (at least from my camera) simply don't do the place justice and don't really tell you what we see so i tried taking a video instead. it's a tad better as far as trying to convey, but like everything else, you had to be there. and, of course, this blog site didn't want me to upload this video for some reason so i had to go through youtube. not to mention that i can't put it where i want it on this page so it is going to be down on the bottom. it's always something...

consuelo decided she was going swimming again but later, we took the dinghy to morningstar marina by the gwynn island bridge to put some gas in the tank and while there, i borrowed their hose and rinsed off all the sand and salt. it cuts down on what i have to clean when she gets back to the boat. in any case, it was so nice being all alone in that wide expanse of water, sand and breeze that we thought we would stay one more day before heading off to little bay but the weather forecast was changing hourly the next day and the wind was progressively picking up so at about 3:30, tom proposed, after looking at his weather websites (he is a weather geek), that it would be best if we went back to deltaville while it was still early. he ran consuelo off to the beach - she got cheated out of a decent walk but she did what she needed to do and in fact, when she was done with business, went right back to the dinghy. her afternoon walks just aren't the same without mommy, you know? i, on the other hand, stayed on the boat and started getting things ready. when they got back, we got the dinghy up on the bridge, pulled up the anchor and got underway.

incidentally, management at regatta point had called some days prior stating that the contract for the new slipholders would start september 1. really? he must have been suffering from selective deafness when tom told him back in may that we were staying until november 1! in any case, our slip was still our slip when we got back so that's where we tied up. and, so much for unsettled weather. although milford haven got some rain, NOTHING happened in deltaville! oh well, but we are plugged in with the A/C on, consuelo got a bath AND a decent walk in a place with grass, and i have wifi. the plan is to stay at the marina tomorrow and then leave for tangier island the next day.