m/v Kinvara II: Rock Hall, MD, Dunn Cove anchorage, Duck Point anchorage

Haven Harbor Marina
Friday- Sunday, September 23-25, 2016

After 8 days of anchoring we decided to go into a marina with friends on The Good Life. This particular marina is highly rated on Active Captain and it deserves this. The dock staff was excellent. We fueled up with 300 gallons at an incredible price of $1.91. We are now in the territory of slips with pilings and fixed docks as opposed to our floating docks in NE. They are more difficult to manage but the dock staff helped a great deal to get us secured. That evening we ate on the rooftop tiki bar and had a lovely meal. The next day we called a local trolley to bring us to a small grocery store then left by 11:00 am.

Our friends on The Good Life

Haven Harbor Marina

Kent Island Narrows bridges

Saturday's trip was fairly rough due to the angle of the waves so we altered course with The Good Life to go through the Kent Island Narrows and lift bridge. It was much calmer and also more shallow! We draw 4.5 foot which is easier than our sailboat so we have to get used to the shallow depths......like traveling through depths reading 6'. Our anchorage in Dunn Cove was beautiful surrounded by large houses, quiet, and secluded.

Quiet anchorage in Dunn Cove

We left our nice anchorage in Dunn Cove on Sunday to travel 47 miles to our next destination. It was windy and somewhat rough but we made the trip in good time. This anchorage on the Eastern side of the Chesapeake was more exposed than others we have been in but easy to get to and set the anchor in 6.9' of water. Unfortunately the night winds out of the NNW made us rock and roll. We woke about 3 am thinking a boat had passed us since we were rolling side to side. When it didn't stop we discovered the wind had shifted ESE and between the waves and tidal current we were sitting broadside to the waves. No one slept after that. We were anchored with The Good Life and another boat, Second Dance.