Cambridge and Oxford in One Day

In the morning we returned to shore and toured the six-sided screw pile lighthouse at the municipal marina and then led ourselves on a short guided walk of through parts of Cambridge. We ended up at the Richardson Maritime Museum and walked in to this museum to honor Mr. Richardson - an accomplished wooden boat builder in his day.  He was the one who had built the Dove replica we’d seen in St. Mary’s. He was also very well known for many other craft used for oystering and crabbing.  He also got to know James Michener quite well while Michener lived in Cambridge writing Chesapeake. Cambridge is also known for Harriet Tubman as she lived close by.  Harriet  aided many escaped slaves find their freedom by running on the underground railway to Pennsylvania just a few miles to the north. We returned to Juno for lunch and then sailed back down the Choptank and up the Tree Avon River to Oxford, MD - a quaint quiet little town. We managed to eek out a place to drop the anchor inside the Oxford harbor just outside of the channel and near “Capsize”, a popular restaurant.  We dined on Juno but headed to the Scottish Highland Creamery for some good ice cream for dessert. (We are beginning to recognize that the recurring theme of stopping for ice cream may be a problem.)

Recreation of the Choptank River lighthouse