Travels of Geo Nova

Solomons Island To Deltaville Virginia

The trip from Oxford to Solomons Island was motor, our NW winds never amounted to anything. Entering the Solomons Island area was sight to be seen. We have never seen so many masts (sail boats) in one area. The anchorage was nicely protected from all directions of wind giving us a comfortable several days while we waited out strong southerly winds (on the Nose). We got lots of walking in and some sight seeing as well. The important stuff first. A nice 2-mile walk brought us to the Ruddy Duck Brew Pub, great beer and good food. As it happens the brewpub was close to a museum that had a great display of watercolor paintings, the waterman of the Chesapeake. They also had an outdoor walk with sculpture.

Solomons Island is home to a superb museum, The Calvert marine museum. It had great displays of the wildlife indigenous to the Chesapeake area as well as the history including a very a nice paleontology display. We made a day of it with a short lunch break at CD Café. The food was good as well as unusual in the sense that it was not the usual fare. The day was caped off with a delightful evening of dinner and conversation with John and Nina, fellow cruisers we meet in Baltimore.

We left Solomons on a gusty North West breeze. The sail gave us both a workout. The wind was for the most part right behind us and very gusty making it difficult for the autopilot to steer the boat.Thus we had to hand steer ,not an all-together easy task. It also seemed we were adjusting the sails every 15 minutes including setting the spinnaker pole to go wing and wing. We arrived in Mill Creek just south of Reedville VA and set the anchor in time for a Gin and Tonic. The anchorage was a contrast to Solomons Island it that it was quiet and very rural. On to Deltaville the next morning to get some chores done and check out the boat yard as a possible place to leave Geo Nova next spring. We plan to head down to Hampton tomorrow and meet up with friends from the Caribbean 1500 from 1997.