Change in plans, that's what cruising is about

We did not go to St. Michael's, but went to Annapolis instead. We spent Saturday, 10/10 at a dock so Dave could go to the boat show and we could attend a dinner of fellow Island Packet owners. We left on Sunday, stopped in the anchorage to visit with Rick Nutt, an IP owner we had met in Portsmouth, RI and then we went on to the Rhode River. This anchorage was just beautiful. There was a little island that we could take Packet on. We took a dinghy ride and followed the river into another smaller river. There are so many rivers and creeks we could explore for weeks and not see half of them. We had a very peaceful night and left on Monday, 10/12 for Solomons Island where our friends were having work done on their boat. We are still here due to the weather, but what a nice place to be. We are on a mooring at a marina that has a nice laundry and nice showers. It is only a dinghy ride away from a small shopping center. We took a bus to a super Walmart for groceries, etc. There are 3 malls and the bus would stop at whichever one you would want to go to. Today, Thursday is very rainy and windy. We will stay here until the nor'easter passes, maybe leaving Saturday to get further south. We are having fun, and it is a great help being with Ray and Helen and also meeting other boaters along the way who have had the experience of going south.