Greek's Folly on the Great Loop: Slauighter Creek to Crisfield, Md.

Monday, August 29- Crisfield

Out of slip by 7:45, back on Bay and enjoying the calm waters and sunshine. Long run, 60 miles, that's why the early start. Passed a ghost ship anchored off of Kedges Straits. The navy uses this Old Liberty Ship for target practice but luckily not today. We took Kedges straits just north of Smith Island into Crisfield. We anchored in the cove across from the Coast Guard station, finally getting settled by 4pm. John and Pam picked us up in their dingy and we explored the harbor and surrounding water of Crisfield, which of course included a stop on shore at the local ice cream store. A peaceful night on the hook.

Tuesday, August 30- Crisfield

We pulled up anchor and headed less than a mile into Somers Marina in Crisfield. This is a huge marina and includes the whole cove area and over 500 slips- the majority of which are empty. We tied up and Tom did an excellent job scrubbing the bow of the boat. By noon we had the bikes off, rode to the public pier and boarded a ferry to Smith Island. This island is very remote, has three small communities, and many of its residents are lifelong natives. The island is slowly eroding and much of it is marshland. We rode our bikes about 4 miles along the only road through the island- single lane and worn; then ate lunch at one of the two restaurants in the community of Ewell. We reboarded the ferry and headed back to the eastern shore. Went to the Food Lion for some provisioning, the pool for some cooling off, and to Short Vacation for game night of "Catch Phrase ". A fun and busy day.