It was a very nice and peaceful morning sitting at the Leonardwood wharf dock watching the sunrise and the animals wake for their morning activities. We made another leg burning ride up the hill from the wharf to town right at 7am to visit ‘Flour Bakery’ where we indulged in a couple of made to order doughnuts. They were quite yummy, but pricey. The sun was getting hot quick which we knew would make for a hot day quickly. We waited until Point Lookout State Park Marina opened to call and that they had a slip for us and that it would be OK for us to arrive early; they confirmed. We chose it for our next stop for two reasons; they have the most reasonably priced ethanol free gas around (we will be taking on the better part of 200 gallons tomorrow!) and they also have a swimming pool which sounded quite enticing given the expected 95 degree temps.
The 27 mile cruise was calm and smooth as we cruised at an average of 15mph to arrive at our destination about 11:30am.
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| Sand? gravel? Corn? |
Our usual routine of getting Riva off the boat and out for a walk revealed several other Marinette boats at the marina, a couple in slips and a couple up on land in hard storage. There actually was a Marinette dealer in MD back in the 70’s and 80’s and in fact our first Big M ‘Aquaholic’ was purchased new in Maryland. After settling in we gathered dirty laundry and put on swimsuits to head over to the pool and adjacent laundry facility. The pool was a very refreshing treat where we hung out for the next couple hours chatting with other marina folks. We struck up a conversation with Craig who had overheard us mention we were aboard a Marinette. Turns out that he has been a longtime owner of a couple of our aluminum passions himself! The one he currently owns is a 1971 28 ft Express very similar to ‘Easy Does It’ our 1973 Express that we had for some years before going to the pontoon dark side a couple years ago. Craigs has been stored on the hard there for almost 5 years now. After some conversations about our adventures on ours he said that we had sparked him into thoughts of how and when to get his back to ready for cruising. Before heading out from the refreshing dip Craig and Roxanne invited us to join them for dinner this evening at their local favorite joint. Turns out that it happened to be an establishment that is at the top of the hill coming up out of the wharf in Leonardwood…lol. We agreed and made arrangements that they would pick us up at the marina at around 6pm.
We rested and relaxed aboard in the AC for a few hours before getting cleaned up for dinner. As proposed Craig and Roxanne picked us up and on the way back toward Leonardwood (about a 20 mile drive) they drove us around the area giving us a good land tour of things. They took us through the state park and out to the Point Lookout Lighthouse, to their home, through St Mary’s, and then to the restaurant in Leonardwood.
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| We had wanted to go from the marina to the lighthouse but it would have been an ~18 mile round trip Too hot for that long of a pedal Thanks again to Craig and Roxanne We got a relaxing air conditioned ride out to the point The history of the lighthouses is always neat to read about |
With full stomachs and happy hearts we spent the evening back at the marina chatting with folks, looking at a nice sunset, and making plans for tomorrow before heading off to bed. Good cruising…good food…and most importantly good people made for yet another fabulous day of Looping aboard Happy Destiny!
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| Sun up and now sun down It was another wonderful trip around |
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