Day 279: Plans Change

Back Creek, Solomons Island, MD (anchored)

October 23, 2022

The forecast changed last night – we planned to head to Tangier Island but with winds gusting to 27 knots (31 mph), gray skies and rain, we decided to stay put in this anchorage. Tangier was a side trip as it’s not exactly on the route south, so skipping it won’t set us back on our timeline. In reality, we also wouldn’t have enjoyed exploring there in the yuck.

John took the dinghy to shore and found a place to watch the Phillies win but it’s a stay on the boat day for me. It’s been so gray all day (in between rain showers) which means it has been a really good day to just read.

Since we weren’t going to get heat from the engine or from the sun shining on Lailia, we lit the boat’s propane heater. The flames heat up the metal above it and it radiates throughout the cabin.

We haven’t had to use this heater much – we’ve been in warmer places most of this year. We have little ceramic heaters when we’re docked and a small portable propane heater to take the chill off when mornings are cold. This might be one of the first days that it’s been cold and gray for an entire day while we have been at anchor.

Tomorrow we plan to leave around 8:00 AM to go to Deltaville. I’m pretty sure that it’s going to look different from when we were there in July.