Day 167 - SEPTEMBER
I can't believe it's September...where does the time go? We've been gone for almost six months, that's almost harder to believe. We've seen a lot, learned a lot, grown in wisdom and become a lot more confident about what we are doing. Things that might have bothered us at the beginning of the trip seem like no big deal now.
Today was just a regular day...doing normal things, washing my hair, paying bills and cleaning the boat. We took our bikes ashore on the dinghy and had lunch at Against the Grain Bread Co. We spent a couple of hours exploring this little town...lots of old homes from the 18th & 19th century.
We didn't have any luck catching more crabs. We think the river just has too much fresh water from last week’s rain. We'll move closer to the Bay later this weekend and try it again. We cooked the one crab we had and it was delicious...instead of being dinner it was an appetizer.
U. S. Customs House built in 1746
The sign above the entrance said this was Chestertown Public School - it is now used as a county building.Neat houses along High Street
More homes in Chestertown
The Annie D. (picture below) is an oyster buy boat, built in 1957 on
Oyster buy boats played an important role in the economy of the Eastern Shore before the building of the first Bay Bridge in 1952. During the summer months when oysters were not in season, they were used to transport produce and lumber across the Bay. Most buy boats in the region participated in this type of work during their off season.
Today the role of the Annie D. is still that of a transport vessel, but instead of oysters, the cargo is young minds. The Annie D. offers students of all ages the opportunity to experience the past, consider the present, and look ahead to the future, while exploring and learning about the ecology and history of the Chesapeake Bay .
Built in 1901, the 40 foot skipjack Elsworth (picture below) is one of a handful of skipjacks remaining in the
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