Calvert Cliffs.
Cove Point Light.
Cove Point Natural Gas Terminal.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Looking west.
Looking east.
We left the dock at 5:40 a.m. for our 100 mile trip up the Bay. Winds were predicted to be out of the northwest at 10-15 mph with sea heights at 3 feet, with both wind and waves to diminish as we continued north. Things were fine as we left the harbor and entered the Patuxent River, but as we rounded the point and entered Chesapeake Bay, the wind was actually from the northeast, and we ended up taking the wind and waves directly on the nose. This was not the most pleasant travel situation, but we forged ahead this way for about 5 hours while passing the Cove Point Natural Gas Terminal, the Cove Point Nuclear Power Plant, and the prehistoric Calvert Cliffs along the way.
Conditions eventually calmed down past the Annapolis Bay Bridge, and it continued to get nicer and nicer as we headed north up the Bay through the Elk River and then into the C&D Canal. We arrived at Summit North Marina around 4 p.m., and had a meatballs and spaghetti dinner aboard with an early bed-time, as tomorrow would be another big travel day.
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