Tangier Island, Va. – The Solomons, Maryland – May 23, 2008

We left Tangier Island at 6:45 this morning. We had a rough couple of hours on the Chesapeake, then the wind lessened some and the ride became more tolerable.

We crossed into Maryland waters at 8:15.

We knew we wanted to go to the Solomons today but hadn’t called for any reservations. We had planned to call yesterday to see if anything was available but we had no cellphone coverage. With this week-end being Memorial Day week-end we felt very fortunate that when we called for a slip there was one available for 2 nights. There had just been a cancellation. There are 19 marinas in this area and they are probably all full. We planned to anchor out if we wouldn’t have been able to get a slip.

We got in at 1:15. We are at Spring Cove Marina and it is very nice. There is a swimming pool, very nice gift shop, laundry, small store with snacks and boat supplies. There is also a restaurant on site, called The Naughty Gull Restaurant and Pub. The showers and bathrooms are very nice. If you are living on a boat you find out quickly how very important nice marina restrooms are.

Tomorrow we will be checking the island out by bicycle.