| Dick
Harrington
Takes the Wayfarers Cruising on Chesapeake Bay: Crisfield - Smith Island - Tangier Island - Crisfield Friday 3 June: Tangier Island to Crisfield - 1 pics mostly by Uncle Al ... |
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| 0530 hrs the next
morning! The night before, I had asked the restaurant
cashier - just for laughs, being sure there wouldn't be - if there was any place I'd be able to get an early morning coffee. "The ... ... |
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... Double Six," she replied, "2 to 7 a.m." Sure enough, the place was packed with
watermen about to go to work. It was a bit spartan: a
long gym bench down either side and the wherewithal to
make yourself an instant coffee at a mere $0.65. So I
made myself a good strong coffee complete with
creamer, paid up, and headed back to ...
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| ... the pre-sun-up
harbour. ... |
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| Things were already
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| ... stirring, though not yet in ... ... |
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| ... our own homes. ... |
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| A look towards the
eastern exit that would be taking us back to Crisfield
later today. ... |
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| jelly fish country ... |
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| There was ... ... |
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| ... lots ... ... |
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| ... to ... ... |
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| ... see ... ... |
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| ... as I strolled ... ... |
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| ... along our docks. ... |
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0630 hrs: Richard
arises and uses his Blackberry to confirm what we had
heard the night before: chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon but
...nasty winds and weather all day Saturday. Looked like we'd be heading for Crisfield today in a favourable SW wind that would give us a dead run. |
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| Soon, Hans made an
appearance - a posed shot - he didn't look nearly this
pleasant the first time his head appeared! ... |
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| Bath and shower room
with ... ... |
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| ... sunrise ... |
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| 0700 hrs: Freshly
scrubbed, we were ready to forage for breakfast on a
lovely, cool morning. |