| the Chesapeake Bay
Wayfarer Cruise 2008 Thursday 29 May: Tangier & Watts Island - 2 photos by Uncle Al, Gary & Jeremy Hirsch |
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| Looking west and ... ... |
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| ... east from the marina. ... |
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| East is the direction we
plan to
head today: to Watts Island. ... |
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| I believe that this is the
Mail
Boat. ... |
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| Just before 8 AM and the
kiddies
are off to school - some ride their bikes, while in ... ... |
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| ... other cases ... ... |
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| ... mom and/or dad provide
a
ride ... ... |
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| ... to ... ... |
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| ... the school, which, I
believe
... ... |
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| ... serves students from
grades
1 through 12. ... |
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| An earnest father-son
(Gary-Jeremy) checkers match is just ... ... |
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| ... about to ... ... |
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| ... take place as Jeremy
and
Gary pause in their walk up to breakfast at Hilda's.. ... |
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| Tony and Mary: all fresh
and
ready for breakfast at our Chesapeake
House B & B ... |
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| (l
to r) Jeremy, Hans, Dick ... |
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| Gary passes Uncle Al the
bacon.
After breakfast and a second cup of coffee, we ... ... |
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| ... wandered back down
toward ... ... |
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| ... our ... ... |
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| ... boats. Today will just
be a
day sail of perhaps 5 miles, east to a picnic stop on
Watts Island. ... |
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| Gary and Jeremy are the
first to
cast off into a breeze that remains suspiciously light,
despite the
warming of the air. Is this a sign of little or no wind to come? ... |
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| As Tony and Mary leave the
dock,
Hans makes sure his Nutshell
doesn't suffer any indignities. |
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