Thirty minutes of jogging doesn’t come close to the three hours of exercise midshipmen are required to put in daily but it was plenty for the two of us and gave us another opportunity to see the grounds of the beautiful Naval Academy before the town awoke. Afterwards, we both enjoyed a shower at the municipal building that came free with our mooring (they also had great laundry facilities) and then we set off north with light SW winds 10-14 knots under the Bay bridge for Sassafras Creek. But around 3:30 pm the wind became too light to sail. Since the skies were growing darker and we had heard on the radio of storms approaching, we decided to head into Worden Creek for the night instead and dropped anchor just off a sand spit at the mouth of the creek where 30 turkey vultures and one bald eagle had gathered. We spent some time just watching the birds soar all around us in this peaceful, quiet creek. Eventually rain arrived but thankfully, it didn't amount to much.
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| Passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge |
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| Worden Creek Osprey Nest |
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