Menhaden Rule

It is good to be heading south again! After leaving DC, we spent a quiet night in Mattawoman Creek; actually only part of a night! We left the anchorage at 0440, making our way down the Potomac with UNLIT buoys! We were very happy when sunrise came. Our chartplotter and radar came in very handy. By 1700 we were safely anchored in Jutland Creek very close (7 miles) to the mouth of the Potomac. Yesterday we headed out at 1000, and had the best day of sailing yet. We sailed into The Great Wicomico River,into Cockrell Creek, and dropped the hook by Reedville, VA. This is the capital of Menhaden fish processing; an industry that made millionaires! Actually, at one point Reedville had the highest per capita income in the world! There are lovely Victorian homes here and a very interesting Fishermen's Museum. We spent a couple of hours there and enjoyed the visit. The museum is run entirely by volunteers, that are very dedicated and enthusiastic about their project. We are staying here until Sunday, until the wind and rain from the low pressure system passes. When we arrived, a couple from Toronto with a Niagara 35 pulled up in their dinghy and invited us to join them for dinner at The Crazy Crab Restaurant - how could we resist! Fabulous crabcakes! (again)!