Our first stop post Annapolis is Worton Creek. It’s a nice change of pace to be somewhere quiet, pretty and rural. There are a few marinas down the creek but no town to speak of. We were told by a couple we met, Paul & Monica, that Worton Creek was chill and beautiful and they weren’t wrong! They also told us to avoid a nearby creek that is a power boat playground. We realized what good advice that was when we met several sailboats who had been there and escaped to Worton Creek for some peace!

So, with no distractions we settled in for a few days of chores and exploring. We took a dingy ride around enjoying the area and stopped on the beach to walk Stanley. There were several other boats out enjoying the day with kids swimming and kayaking.

 

 

 

We also had our hearts beating a little faster watching a tiny float plane come in for a landing on the water. It looked like they were headed full speed for the shore! They made it just fine but Ryan was ready to gun it and go over to pull people from the wreckage!

 

Since we had some quiet time we decided to get some exercise too. I pumped up the inflatable paddle board and took a few turns on that. We had seen several people in Annapolis take their dog on their paddle board so we decided to try it with Stanley. I thought for sure he would knock us off and we’d go swimming. It turns out that if he sits still the board feels more stable! There were a few hairy moments when Stanley decided to walk between my legs to check out the back of the board but it was so calm we were fine. Stanley actually liked the paddle board and so when Ryan took a turn he jumped right on with him too! We now have a new way to take the dog for a “walk”!! 🙂

 

 

 

It was so nice and calm here we really relaxed and enjoyed the area. We met some folks who were on two Island Cats, which are really different looking catamarans.  They were taking a three week trip through the Chesapeake recreating a trip they read about in a book from the 1800s! They planned to write a book of their voyage and compare it to the original trip. Pretty cool stuff and interesting folks.

 

Oh, and while we were there this happened….