St Michaels via San Domingo Creek

In mid-September, we returned to Wind Dancer and were once again motoring on the Chesapeake. No wind from the Solomons to San Domingo Creek. No wind, but plenty of clouds. Still, meandering past low bushy islands and ancient brick lighthouses has its charm. The channel through the Choptank River, into Brod Creek and finally San Domingo is full of twists and turns and switchbacks, but easy to follow. Oystermen and crabbers line the way in the early hours of the day, hauling thewir catch into their unique, shsallow draft, broad backed boats. We found a lovely isolated cove about a mile  from the creek's end in the town of St. Michaels. The depth in most of the cove was 7 feet .

Dusk was lovely with beautiful reflective waters and a few elegant, but unoccupied homes ashore. We heard that Dick Cheney has a house on the creek. The following morning, we roide the dinghy to a public dock on the back side of St. Michaels. A few boats were permanently tied there and one other dinghy, so we climbed up and walked into town via Chew Street. St. Michaels is a "destination "spot on the Chesapeake. Everyone says not to miss it.We weren't disappointed., quaint town, lovely old church, interesting stores, museums, and restaurants. We spent most of our time at the maritime museum, which housed all sorts of beeautifully restaored wooden boats, a lighthouse, and other buildings, including the cottage owned by Frederich Douglas' sister. Other buildings tracked the history of the Chesapeake Bay. We also enjoyed wonderful crab cakes at a local restaurant.