Rain on the Potomac!

We left our anchorage very early this morning to catch the rising tide up the Potomac. Just as we lifted our anchor the skies opened up and deluged us to the point that it was difficult to see. The rain brought with it cool air and the need for a fleece. A while later the sun came out and turned things into a sauna and the the whole cycle started all over again. This went on for the better part of the day.

The picture is of the route 301 bridge. We traveled under it for the first time with the boat. We have travelled on top of it many times driving back to NY from Deltaville. It sure does look different form this angle.

You can see from the picture the sun was out at this time but the wind had picked up and with the outgoing tide created a fetch. We bounced into it until we made a turn just past these cliffs and into our anchorage. We are anchored in Mattawoman Creek. It was a very narrow, weedy and shallow creek. I'm sure we will never use it again. It's very protected and calm in here but we bumped coming in. I hope we don't bump going out. Larry is already in bed and I'm not far behind him. We will get going around 6 AM so we have the highest tide when we leave the creek. We have only 30 miles to go tomorrow and should be in around noon, where our journey for now ends.