> We've had the full experience the last three days, to include a blustery day, a visit to Solomons Isle and then another great sail to Tangier Island.
> We departed to Solomons on a day that promised a nice north wind and a front coming through, but with 5-10 knots of wind. Great, lets go! Well, by the time we hit the bay proper, the winds were 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 we think, some rain and cloud cover, and 4-8 foot waves. The toll on the boat was one bent stainless steel rod that held our dingy, one broken cleat (made of plastic, and not worthy of keeping anyway so no big loss) and a broken wisker pole (again, old and too small for our boat and we knew it). The toll on the crew were a few frayed nerves as the autopilot could not keep up with the following waves and downind blast we were on. We did make record time to Solomons and the crab dinner erased all the day's woes (with help from a few pints as well).
> We spent a fabulous day in Solomons at the maritime museum, biking there and to the store for fresh produce. The hot showers removed all memory of the previous day's sail, and so the next day we departed for Tangier Island, something always on our list of places to visit. We sailed 35 miles on a perfect day of sun and a good wind for half the trip.
> We settled in Tangier for a day or two to explore and take in the sights. We've already had the required crab dinner one evening at Hilda Crocketts. The dinner was served family style, and we were the last to arrive before closing. We were seated with three others couples, one of whom were newlyweds. Food was served from big bowls and passed around to all for an endless supply of crab cakes, clam fritters, corn pudding, green beans, slaw, pickled beets, fresh bread, applesauce and pound cake. All washed down with tea. Needless to say, we're full. burp.
> The photos above are from Tangier. Lots of cats around, even at the firehouse. The birds also enjoy the use of the island, and the tourists invade for a few hours when the ferries arrive. It's nice in the evening when they've all left and you can listen to the locals talk to each other in their dialect.
> We departed Tangier and had another nice sail back across the bay to Deltaville, Va. We're still adjusting to walking great distances for things after the nice closeness of Tangier.
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