A Chilly Day of Sailing

 

We expected the weekend would be chilly but also a potentially great sailing day, so we grabbed some heavier coats and headed south.  Weather reports had warned of coastal flooding - supposedly the highest tides of the past several years - and as we drove into Rock Hall, there were signs of high water everywhere.  

We even had a new "lake" that greeted us as we pulled into Osprey Point.

A lady from A-dock told us the water level had reached the top boards in the bridge a few hours earlier

The water level was clearly about 2 feet deeper than normal.  All our normal landmarks show much less of the docks and daymarks sticking out of the water.  That meant we would not likely run aground... but if we did, we would be hopelessly stuck.

It was a nice cool and brisk day out on the bay.  As usual, we motored south and the set sail for a tour around the northern bay.  Photos can tell the story.

The water has that end of the season gray cast to it, and the clouds were quite dramatic.  This was my first time out with my new iPhone 13 Pro Max, so I put the camera through its paces.

The water was very high

After we returned and tied up, we watched TV and napped until dinner.  Walking back to the Osprey Point Inn and back, I had a chance to put the new iPhone through its paces for night photography as well.

After dinner, we relaxed and watched the remaining part of the movie we had been watching.