Oct. 7, 2022 Back across the bay

 Fri, Oct. 7, 2022 - 44 miles

No need for an early departure today as the plan is just a 3-4 hour cruise across the bay to an anchorage up Dividing Creek.   That meant time to walk into town to the Corner Bakery.   Onancock is a town of roughly 1200 citizens so arriving to a line of waiting customers was a surprise but also a harbinger of the goodies inside.  While my intentions were purely to buy just a couple of items for today's breakfast, once inside with that warm yeasty smell of fresh baked goods all discipline was abandoned.  Somehow, I managed to get a full dozen of assorted donuts, danish, pastries and buns. And it only cost $13.58!!!   I have no idea how they stay in business with those prices.  I felt smug in only carrying one box out the door as most customers were loaded with multiple boxes.  So much for good intentions, but bad behavior never tasted so good.

We've been surprised at the number of bald eagles we've spotted on the Chesapeake,  
including this one on a channel marker as we headed out

We finally made it off the dock at 10:30.  Great day for crossing the bay.  Flat calm and a straight shot across so "Otto" - our autopilot - did most of the driving.    Dividing Creek looked to have some nice anchorages marked up on Navionics with positive reviews but when we finally got to them, they either were a bit too small or too exposed to the strong northerly winds forecasted as a cool front passes through in the middle of the night.    Nothing wrong with moving along and going to Plan B and exploring our next choice. Into Fleet Bay and up the Indian Creek branch.   Found a great protected elbow in Bells creek with sufficient swing room to put out plenty of rode. We'll spend 2 nights here on the hook waiting for that front to blow through.  BURRrr!!!  Forcast for Sun AM is 42 degrees.

Full moon rising over our anchorage at dusk

 

Journey for Oct 7
Note the Plan B detour to a different anchorage