St. Inigoes Creek/St. Mary River to Breton Bay and St. Clement's Bay

Woke up this morning to heavy dew on the boat, fog hugging the water and at 0800 the Star Spangled Banner softly filled the air as the sound carried across to us from the nearby US Coast Guard station.  Carla made a fine breakfast of bacon and eggs.  The sun was out and the day was well begun.

When we reached the junction of St. Inigoes Creek and the St. Mary River, we ran into another British Special Ops vessel which loaded the RIB team and sped away.  Later, we came across the British Special Ops “Mother Ship” on the Potomac River.  I suspect these were just joint exercises with US forces and not preparation for another attack on Washington D.C. such as carried out during the War of 1812.

Another surprise was seeing a US Coast Guard buoy tender servicing a channel buoy on the Potomac.  The small ship pulled along side the buoy and its crane plucked it out of the water for cleaning and maintenance.  This is nasty work and was featured in an episode for the TV series “Dirty Jobs”.

US Coast Guard Buoy Tender

Found another great anchorage at the head of St. Clement’s Bay.  Mostly a rural setting with a few homes along the banks.