June 29 Potomac River

This morning we left the Windmill Point, VA marina slightly before 7 am and headed towards the Chesapeake Bay. Once there, the water was fairly calm and skies mostly clear. The water space is so large, it feels so open and hard to see the shoreline. A few hours later, the skies were hazy and visibilty was limited. After dodging the crab pot "mine fields" we entered the waters of Maryland and headed into the Potomac River. The shore is about 3-4 miles on either side of our boat, but due to the smokey atmosphere,(from Canadian wildfires) we still could not see land.

We arrived at Colonial Beach Yacht Center where David met another traveling boater who told him about the bridge work being done about 2-3 miles up the Potomac. David called the Coast Guard and was informed the old metal bridge was to be imploded with explosives at 9 a.m.! Not getting passed the bridge would easily cost us 2 days! So we got up before the crack of dawn, 4:45 a.m. and prepared for our hasty departure! (I have never done the lines in my pj's!) All went well as we passed under the bridge around 6:30 a.m. with no security boats stopping us.