Sun of a Sailor Goes Cruising

Yes.  I'm stuck.  I'll tell you about that in a minute... but before I do I figured I'd give an update on what's been happening. I have been heading back down the coast with plans to make it back to Florida by December via the IntraCoastal Waterway.  I made a planned stop in Annapolis for the Annapolis Boat Show and to spend time with mom and other family (Susan/Bobby and Mark/Alice). I also took a week and went home to Chicago to visit Janet and Penny and Megan and Mike. While I was in Annapolis I stayed on a mooring in Cape St. Claire.  It was a beautiful, peaceful, comfortable and safe place to leave the boat.  Which I did for a couple weeks. Thanks again to Mark for setting me up on the mooring... Here's the boat on the mooring  in Cape St. Claire... I resumed the trip a few days ago and was joined by my good friend and sailor Mitch from Chicago.  Our plan was to spend a few days heading south on the Chesapeake and make our way...

It's been a while since my last post and as I write this I realize it's October 7th and I have completed 4 and am now beginning the 5th month of my trip! When I turned around in Maine I had a really fun experience when I ran across a local harbor master - who was also a lobsterman.  He was kind of a crusty old guy but I talked him in to taking me out lobstering one day - which is something I had been wanting to do.  He called his mate and got ready to go.  The captain is 73 years old and his mate is 84!!!  These guys were awesome and showed me the ins and outs of baiting a lobster trap, setting the trap, retrieving the trap, then measuring the lobster to see if they are 'keepers'.  The best part of the trip is he gave me 3 nice lobster which I cooked right up for my dinner that evening and lobster roll sandwich for lunch the next day... As I have been making my way back it has been interesting to continue to see so many neat places.  But i...