Day 18 Little Choptank River to Solomons Island, MD

With the weather calmer and the wind hitting the Sails just right we made our way out of Choptank and headed south.  The ride was smooth and perfectly uneventful.  John sailed, Carrie navigated, and I worked for Charter Oak State College.  We pulled into Solomons Island at just about 1:30PM as I was finishing up a big project and Carrie was hauling out all of our laundry, recyclables, and trash.

By the time we hooked up to a mooring ball for our stay John and Carrie had gotten gas, disposed of the trash and recyclables, and had the black water pumped.   John dropped the dinghy and we all pilled in to head to shore with our laundry and showering kits.  With the laundry started we explored the marina’s main building where we found fresh coffee, a library of books to borrow, and comfortable seating to wait.

It was all wonderful except for the loveable fat corgi type dog roaming the room.  This poor beast smelled liked indescribable nastiness.  He showed no signs of illness besides an addiction to treats, but he smelled very sour.  The poor thing must have gone swimming in the water and not been properly bathed.  Anyway, since Carrie is not a fan of animals, this creature was inevitably attracted to her.  No matter where she sat in that room, that cute little beast would waddle on over and plop right by her side.  After many changes of location we finally gave in and went back to the laundry room!

Once the laundry was switched we borrowed bikes to take to the famous Tiki bar about a mile away.  Carrie and John went flying ahead but I was having trouble.  It was like I had forgotten how to ride a bike!  I could not get it to just go straight and the more I rode the more uncoordinated I seemed to get!  After finally getting there, Carrie and John wondered what the heck my problem was and I exclaimed, ‘I forgot how to ride a bike!’

After settling down at the Tiki bar and feeling my barstool moving under me, we realized it was my land sickness that made me a hazard on the road!  Carrie said she learned on a podcast that drinking helps that.  She comes up with a lot of bizarre suggestions from podcasts, but I took her advice and got an ice cold pina-colada.  I noticed on the way back that it actually did help.  Either that or watching Carrie and John bike home after a couple Mai Tai’s made it seem like I was riding straighter…

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