the 2012 Wayfarer Chesapeake Cruise South
Richard Watterson and Uncle Al do the circle tour one more time
Friday 25 May: Smith Island > Tangier Island - 2
pics mostly by Uncle Al
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About halfway to Nancock, we had to face the reality that on this day,
we just were not getting enough wind to justify the attempt at Onancock.
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So we went for our by now old friend, Tangier Island, instead.   - click here for larger image
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Arrival at Milton Parks' Marina on Tangier
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Wow! First time we've seen the Tangier Island police car!!
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The reason turned out to be a very unfortunate fire caused by the explosion of a
recharging golf cart battery which had no automatic overload preventer.  
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A far lesser problem aboard SHADES where the rubber tiller universal needed to be replaced.
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