Wednesday, May 17 - Flies and More Flies - And They Bite!

Wednesday, May 17 - Flies and More Flies - And They Bite!

Now that Danny had his fishing license he wanted to troll while cruised, so Deb and Gill took off ahead of us.  We needed gas but our marina didn't sell it, so we went to the next marina inland.  As we made a turn we were astounded by the number of boats.  I read that there  are 1 1/2 times more boats than people in Deltaville, and we are believers.  Even the creeks were full of boats! 

We asked the guy at the fuel dock about a huge boat named Big Red that Gil saw coming in yesterday.  He pointed a few docks over, and said, "Yeah, it's over there.  It was made for Billy Joel."  You think it had a piano?

I loved this view, looking out from the marina into the Chesapeake.  The water s gorgeous! 

This boat gets the prize for largest fishing boat we have seen.  Even the two boats on the back were huge! 

We also saw fish trap markers in 60 feet of water.  Not sure how that works.

While I was driving so Danny could fish, this beautiful dragonfly came for a visit.  It had flown a long way, or hitch hiked from land.

Around noon we started noticing flies.  LOTS of flies,  BITING flies!  Hundreds of them.  Well, it seemed like hundreds. Danny would spot and I would flap, then he went down to the "patio" and killed at least 50 there.  My job was to pick up the dead flies.  Karen send a text asking if we were having trouble with flies, so we knew it wasn't anything to do with our boat.  When Danny went downstairs to check the pump, he handed me the fly flap and said, "Protect yourself."  They were that bad!  As we pulled in to the marina in Solomons, Jim's (Shell Bell) first words as he grabbed our ropes were, ""Weren't those flies terrible?"

After 5+ hours of cruising, we got our first glimpse of Solomons.  Boats and boats and boats and more boats!  Again, thanks to Debbie, we had a reservation at Calvert Marina, one of many in this small town.  And the pump seal in the front head is leaking, so Danny had called three repair places and finally found one just across from this marina that could look at it tomorrow.

                               

We had arranged to meet our long time friend MaryKatherine Gonzalez in Solomons.  She lives in Hughesville, MD and this is the closest stop on our trip to her house.  It was wonderful to look up and see her walking down the dock!  Her late husband, Victor, suggested "Ellis Island" as the name for our boat, so I wanted to take her picture with our new Ellis Island decal.  (Thanks again, Wes Wansley.).

Mary Kay and her boyfriend Tad took us on a tour of Solomons and then to dinner.  Mary Kay, bless her heart, even shared picked crab with all of us.  I am still not a huge fan of crab, but this was the best I have eaten so far. 

We had a terrific visit and made plans for tomorrow.  I have a hair cut appointment at MaryKay's hair salon - Yey!