October 27, 2007 - Mill Creek, VA

Today we awoke to gentle rain on the deck. We lifted anchor in Canoe Neck Creek during a squall and got underway. The trip down the last part of the Potomac River was in the continuing rain. It seems like the drought in this area was ending in one fell swoop.

When we returned to the Chesapeake Bay at Smith Point, we were greeted by confused seas. The winds had been from the South through the night and were now out of the West but the swells continued out of the South. Some of the swells reached at least 6 foot. Monarch is once again salt-encrusted. We had a few cupboards unload themselves, but the only casualty was one plastic wine glass. We only had a short time on the Bay as we headed into Mill Creek. This is just off of the Great Wicomico River and required diligence from both of us to find the winding entrance. It was well worth the effort as we were treated to beautiful cruise up the creek to our anchorage.

The secure anchorage we selected for this evening is just to the left of this dock. It is protected through 360 degrees, which is preferable, particularly as tomorrow has predictions for 5 footers in the Chesapeake.

We had 10 feet of water minimum as we came up the creek to anchor in this cove. There is a large Krogen trawler some distance southwest of us, but other than that we are alone. Not a bad way to spend our 28th anniversary!

With a rough day on the Bay predicted, we are going to take tomorrow off to relax. We plan to launch the dinghy and do some exploring up the creek.