Piankatank,, pronounced pee-an-ka-tank

Thursday October, 4th

First Mates Log:

Heading out into the Chesapeake Bay

The alarm was our friend this morning. We were a little worried about sleeping in so we did the unthinkable and set it for 7am. Well, I guess we know ourselves really well, because when it went off, fire drill practice! Quickly dressed and on the deck, we had just caught the first lights dancing across the clouds. But dallying around to watch the sunrise wasn't on the captain's mind. The crew began readying the Summer Wind and we made great time dropping the lines from the dock.
As we were heading out the entrance to the Patuxent River, coffee was brought up to the bridge. The river was calm and the sun was still making it's way into the sky. There were rain clouds off in the distance, but it was a peaceful sprinkle. 
Turned south at the mouth of the river and headed out into the Chesapeake Bay. We came across several watermen. The picture below shows two boats working a huge net. They circle and then pull in their catch. Each watermen was wearing their traditional waders but what was interesting was that they were wearing hard hats. Hard hats? Were they expecting flying fish? Pelicans and Sea Gulls were circling hoping to catch an easy dinner.
Our trip today was relaxing and enjoyable, we had the current in our favor as we were clocking well over 8.5 knots most of the day. Six hours later we turned into our anchorage for the night. We chose a lovely spot in Jackson Creek off the Piankatank River. It was a beautful and quiet night topped off with a fabulous sunset.

Point No Point Lighthouse

Smith Light

 

Sunset on the Piankatank

Looking at the back view

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