Follow Rose Lee in real time by clicking this link. https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/RoseLee
We had a nice quiet night with and woke to a calm clear morning. Calm and clear is a plus on the Eastern shore since they have lot of fog right into August. Our plan was to get on the go early since we had a passage of about 50 miles and planned on geeting uip the Liscombe River which is home to a beutiful lodge and resturant (known for their planked salmon). Wed had the anchor up by 0700 and wer on our way under engine. By 1000hrs we were on the main and genoa (nice and quiet again). The breeze was 14 knots out of the sw and we were making good time.We had a really nice sail up until around 1300 and the wind started to lighten and by 1430 we had to get the engine started and proceeded under motor. We had a real treat as we were turning up into the Liscombe river we spotted a huge Leather back turtle(this thing looked as big as a small picnic table). Like all things you see the camera is never close enough but what a memory. It was beuitilful motoring up the Liscombe river which is about 6 miles until you reach the lodge which is as far as you can go by boat. The river used to be quite famous for its salmon fishing, however the fish have left, and its now populur due to the scenery, walking trails, nice cottages and its proximity to the historic town of Shelburne. The lodge is very welcoming to boaters and deisel and water is available at the dock. You can also tie up to the dock when there is room for $25 anight which gives you access to all of the lodge amenities (kayaks,canues,bikes,paddle boats etc..) When we arrived there was another sailboat on the floating dock so we opted to anchor just out of the channel. I had called ahead and gotten instructions from Chester "the dock master" who suggested a spot to anchor. We tried his area and found the depth to be a bit thin for a falling tiide. I took Gypsy into the dock to get a bit more local knowledge and met Cameran who was skiper of the sailboat on the dock and he showed me an excellent spot to anchor a 1/4 of a mile back out the river, he also let me know that He was mvoing the next morning and we could move into his spot on the dock (sweet). Joyce and I enjoyed a nice supper on the boat and then dropped in to the pub where we were entertained by a guy with a guitar, all in all a great day.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Follow Rose Lee live with the link below
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/RoseLee
|