The benefits of Rain
Friday 16th October 2020
It’s been a cold and wet day, but on the whole I’m happy it rained. I suppose coming from the UK you have to like rain at least a little bit. I can’t honestly say that the Delaware River looks any better on a rainy day, but could it look worse than it does on a clear day? if you can’t see the nuclear power station a mile away then maybe that’s an advantage. One of the huge benefits of the rain has been to give the boat a good wash down. Everything was drenched in salt-water spray during our recent offshore passage and we don’t carry enough fresh water to have enough spare to hose down the boat, so this was great. Even our foul weather gear was encrusted in salt and it got a good rinse as we wore it while making our way across the Chesapeake Delaware Canal into Chesapeake Bay. We both got pretty cold but at least our gear got washed. We also saw six Bald Eagles during the trip – it was like they came out to play in the rain. By mid afternoon we were anchored in the Sassafras River in splendid isolation. There isn’t another boat in sight. All was grey and dreary until about 6 pm when a band of clear sky appeared on the horizon and the sun briefly dipped below it. There’s no doubt that the best sunsets happen when there is some cloud around and this particular sunset was stellar, another benefit of the rain.
We plan to amble down Chesapeake Bay over the next ten days or so. It’s supposed to warm up after the weekend so we’re looking forward to a relaxing time.
Mike
39 22.969 N, 76 01.383 W
My beloved brother in law, Lindy Davies, wrote a book called The Sassafrass Crossing. It's a coming of age story that takes place in the area where he grew up, near that river. The backdrop of the story is an old drawbridge across the Sasdafrass River. Boy those pictures you took are glorious! I can see why he loved that area.
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