annapolis.

because of the forecasted weather, we left oxford for annapolis on october 7, 2014, a day earlier than we had originally planned.  passage was uneventful but as soon as we got all tied and set up at the menocal's dock on mill creek, the wind returned with a vengeance and that night it rained.  talk about perfect timing.

annapolis was a blur - we were there for five days for the sailboat show and i don't know where the time went.   a lot of running around, that's for sure.  it was so good to see old friends again.   knowing that we were going to be gone for a while made it seem more urgent to spend time with them.  unfortunately, one of these friends unexpectedly ended up in the hospital :(  we did, however, have the use of her car which made it a lot easier for us to get around and run a few errands both for her and ourselves and to attend a wedding without putting out our other friends too much.  and while everyone else was duking it out at the spa creek and weems creek anchorages, we were very comfortable at mill creek.  i did, however, get shin splints from all the walking (running) around!  tom and i are exhausted - it was a busy time!

on october 13, 2014, my birthday, we pointed tadhana south - finally, the true start of our snowbird lives.  just as i was pulling up fenders on our way out, it started to rain.  oh well....  :)  but it really does feel "right" to start our journey south from annapolis. both tom and i lived there long enough to call it home and it is where we met and got to know each other and had discussions about our hopes and dreams.  today, one of these shared dreams comes true - day #1 southward bound.