Wayne.B wrote:

Good cruise report, thanks.

Do you know what the maximum draft is for getting in and out of
Tangier and Crisfield?

We plan on spending most of October in the Chesapeake as we head
south. Two years ago we spent some time in Baltimore Inner Harbor, St
Michaels and Solomons. This year we're looking for some new ideas.
Our draft is about 5 1/2 ft fully loaded.

Absolutely no problem. We draw 5 feet. Bob said coming in from the
Bay he didn't see any less than 10 feet. He refuses to go to Smith
Island though because he had a bad experience there in a DNR power
boat which had practically no draft.

You should know that Parks doesn't answer (or maybe even have) a
radio. You yell for someone or (if you are lucky) you can get him on
the phone - although I had absolutely no phone service there. It is
$25 for a boat under 30 feet and $30 for a boat over 30 feet. The
slips have 5 or 6 feet of water and it is mostly mud on the bottom,
but I'd never be able to get off the boat if I went into one of them.
Tangier is lovely. Has a LOT of current through the harbor and also
mosquitoes.

The next report will deal with Crisfield and Onancock, and then
Reedville.