| Dick
Harrington
Takes the Wayfarers Cruising on Chesapeake Bay: Crisfield - Smith Island - Tangier Island - Crisfield June 3-4: the trip back home via Rock Hall, Maryland pics mostly by Uncle Al ... |
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| Having quickly hauled
out at Crisfield, Richard, Hans and I fled to the
air-conditioned comfort of the car, leaving Dick to cruise solo for a few more days (click here for Dick's report). We first headed for Rock Hall (see map above) where we ... ... |
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| ... left W2526, more
or less ready for Bill Harkins to sail in the Chester
River Race two weeks later. ... |
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| A mere hour and a half
later, we were back chez Tony and Mary, ready to be
housed, watered and fed. (l to r) Tony, Richard, Al, Hans ... |
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| The next morning -
after breakfast - Richard headed back to Harrisburg. ... |
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| Hans and I soon
followed, hoping to make the long trip home (map
above) in one shot. ... |
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| A huge front was
coming through from the NW, bringing very welcome much
cooler air and ... ... |
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| ... not too much rain! ... |
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| The freshly watered
spring greens of Pennsylvania and ... ... |
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... New York
state were a never-ending treat to the eyes. We were
glad we had taken the roads less travelled and only
took about 15 to 30 minutes longer to get home than if
we had stuck to the Interstates and paid tolls.
Footnote: We saw road signs in southern Pennsylvania
that read Beware of Aggressive Drivers. Which
prompted me to observe to Hans: "They're welcoming me!
How nice!!" Not on this trip, though. Just as
we neared Niagara Falls during the trip down, I
discovered I had forgotten my driver's license at
home, and was a very good boy regarding traffic laws
throughout the whole trip.
All in all it
was a trip that was a ton of fun - one I would be
happy to make again. Many thanks to Dick Harrington
for getting everything organized and making the cruise
much easier for the rest of us! Sincere thanks as well
to Mary Abel and Tony Krauss who not only watered and
fed Hans, Richard and me on the way down and on the
way back, but also housed us very nicely. Finally:
thank you, Bill Harkins, for letting Hans and me sail
your lovely W2526, thus saving Hans and me the need to
drag one of our own Wayfarers all the way down to the
Chesapeake and back! My personal thanks to Dick,
Richard, Tony, Mary and Hans who were great company
throughout - not unexpected among Wayfarers, but still
worth noting!
We definitely
must do this again!! I myself could do this cruise
well into the fall?? A different atmosphere??
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