2011-10-15 - to Oxford, MD
The wind was, again, going to be on our nose. We decided to make a short run for Oxford - just so that we could have a head start on our trip to Solomons Island. As we pulled in towards Oxford, we could see the superyacht, "Silver Shalis" in the distance heading also towards Oxford. This is a 174-foot ship that we saw the other day on our way to St. Michaels. We believe that it is owned by the developer of the new twin tower site in NYC. Not sure though...a quick Google search gave us that info. We pulled into the anchorage outlined in Skipper Bobs. Unfortunately, the water seemed a little lower than normal and we touched a bit at 2.3 feet. We only need another half a foot so it wasn't for long. There was a 52-foot catamaran in the anchorage just ahead of us that was also on the bottom. We were all floating in no time. We ended up moving up in the anchorage to avoid the next low water cycle. The 52-foot catamaran also moved ahead. Kerry read the description of the town. It stated that Oxford has not changed since the 1950's and is very 'boring' - and the people like it this way. This turned Connor right off and he didn't even want to get off to explore the town this time. Kerry did feel like heading out. He came back to inform us that the description was, in fact, on the mark. He didn't find anything too much to do in the town. He ended up have a great chat with the fellow on the 52-foot catamaran. This Australian couple has been out for 5 years now and have sailed all over the world. wow!
The wind was, again, going to be on our nose. We decided to make a short run for Oxford - just so that we could have a head start on our trip to Solomons Island. As we pulled in towards Oxford, we could see the superyacht, "Silver Shalis" in the distance heading also towards Oxford. This is a 174-foot ship that we saw the other day on our way to St. Michaels. We believe that it is owned by the developer of the new twin tower site in NYC. Not sure though...a quick Google search gave us that info. We pulled into the anchorage outlined in Skipper Bobs. Unfortunately, the water seemed a little lower than normal and we touched a bit at 2.3 feet. We only need another half a foot so it wasn't for long. There was a 52-foot catamaran in the anchorage just ahead of us that was also on the bottom. We were all floating in no time. We ended up moving up in the anchorage to avoid the next low water cycle. The 52-foot catamaran also moved ahead. Kerry read the description of the town. It stated that Oxford has not changed since the 1950's and is very 'boring' - and the people like it this way. This turned Connor right off and he didn't even want to get off to explore the town this time. Kerry did feel like heading out. He came back to inform us that the description was, in fact, on the mark. He didn't find anything too much to do in the town. He ended up have a great chat with the fellow on the 52-foot catamaran. This Australian couple has been out for 5 years now and have sailed all over the world. wow! 
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