Great Loop: Rock Hall & The Last of Chesapeake Bay

Days 121-122: May 18-19, 2023

We continued our back and forth across the Chesapeake with a three-hour trip to Rock Hall for Boris’ birthday. The plan was to stay at Waterman’s Crab House. They have guest moorage that was cheaper if you had dinner at the restaurant. They were in the process of redoing their offerings, and it appears it’s now $2.50 a foot but we got a good deal. The entrance was pretty narrow and the buoys were not exactly correct, though AquaMaps got us in safely.

Boris’ birthday

May 18 marks another year for Captain Boris. Mayli had enough pirate hats for the crew, so we took to the restaurant for a festive evening in our pirate garb.

Rock Hall

The next morning, we had a bit of time before departing so we decided to stretch our legs and wander around. It’s a nice little town. The old guy in the street didn’t appreciate all the touristy stuff going on and said the town was going to the birds. One of his complaints was nothing was open. However, it was only 7:50 in the morning so not sure what he expected. We got a laugh out of it, especially since the grocery store right there was pumping out strong cinnamon bun aromas and the coffee shop a block down was open for business. After a quick coffee and lemon bar at Java Rock Coffee, it was time to head back to the boats and move on north.

Overnight anchorage in Chesapeake Bay

The day’s trip took us to Still Pond Bay, a pretty nice anchorage. The sunset would cap off our adventure in the Chesapeake Bay as the next day’s voyage would start the transition to Delaware Bay via the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal).