Exploring Chesapeake Bay
It’s done! No more car! No more dock! Just us and Rolianne... And Chesapeake Bay.
When I first looked at the map months ago to see where exactly we had bought a boat, I never realized how big the Bay was. It’s huge! With tons of little creeks to explore. So early Wednesday morning, we took off as we just wanted to go and explore our new playground. We left for Annapolis. It took us way longer than we expected, but it was a fun ride with nice winds of around 15 knots.
We arrived in Annapolis thinking that we could just arrive and park at the public dock. Nope. It’s kinda tricky for bigger sailboats, or maybe are we just not used to Rolianne yet. Anyway, we had to back off from the dock while everyone was looking. And while a huge boat was trying to get in. Not our most glorious moment. 😅 Especially that we realized later on that the paint was peeling off our boat where the water was hitting the hull!! We were super bummed about that, still are. We bought some paint to try and fix it. Oh well, at least the boat is still floating!
After circling in Spa creek and Back creek to find an anchoring spot close to downtown, without any luck, we left and found a quiet little creek where we could just relax and enjoy the water. Weems creek.
This week we also went grocery shopping without a car for the first time. It went well. Apart from a little of whinning because the bag was heavy and the grocery too far. 😂
Now it's raining. Has been for the past few days now. The bright side is that we filled up our water tank by collecting rain water. Yeah! The not so bright side is that there is no sun. No sun = no solar energy = no toast. 😪 We even have to start the engine every night so that the fridge doesn't let us down, so we bought a wind turbine on amazon. We should receive it later this week, so hopefully we'll be able to completely charge our batteries with that when the sun is hiding and the wind is up!
For now, the weather is perfect for homeschooling, but also to enjoy a quick dinghy ride!
When I first looked at the map months ago to see where exactly we had bought a boat, I never realized how big the Bay was. It’s huge! With tons of little creeks to explore. So early Wednesday morning, we took off as we just wanted to go and explore our new playground. We left for Annapolis. It took us way longer than we expected, but it was a fun ride with nice winds of around 15 knots.
We arrived in Annapolis thinking that we could just arrive and park at the public dock. Nope. It’s kinda tricky for bigger sailboats, or maybe are we just not used to Rolianne yet. Anyway, we had to back off from the dock while everyone was looking. And while a huge boat was trying to get in. Not our most glorious moment. 😅 Especially that we realized later on that the paint was peeling off our boat where the water was hitting the hull!! We were super bummed about that, still are. We bought some paint to try and fix it. Oh well, at least the boat is still floating!
This week we also went grocery shopping without a car for the first time. It went well. Apart from a little of whinning because the bag was heavy and the grocery too far. 😂
Now it's raining. Has been for the past few days now. The bright side is that we filled up our water tank by collecting rain water. Yeah! The not so bright side is that there is no sun. No sun = no solar energy = no toast. 😪 We even have to start the engine every night so that the fridge doesn't let us down, so we bought a wind turbine on amazon. We should receive it later this week, so hopefully we'll be able to completely charge our batteries with that when the sun is hiding and the wind is up!
For now, the weather is perfect for homeschooling, but also to enjoy a quick dinghy ride!
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