From Chesapeake City at the western end of the C&D canal, we headed out into Chesapeake Bay towards Worton Creek.Chesapeake Bay is beautiful, but fairly shallow at the northern end, so you want to stay in the shipping channel. We soon discovered that there is another reason to keep to the channel – crab pots. These are marked with what looks like an oversized fishing net float and are on a grid with approximately 20 to 30 yards between floats. The crazy thing is the floats are often black or dark blue and so they can be difficult
to pick out. If you do catch one in your prop, you have to get into the water to cut it away, all the while hoping that it has not caused any damage to the engine, drive, etc. You better believe this keeps the Admiral alert! Another very common sight are the crab boats, especially early in the morning.We had a relaxing afternoon in Worton Creek, refueling and getting water, washing off the boat, and then planning to do a little shopping. When we asked at the marina where we might pick up some supplies, the response was, ‘There’s
nothing around here.’ This was a little more serious, because there weren’t any tourist shops either. What we did discover, though, was that there is a place about ¾ mile up the road that prepares crabs, and the marina phoned ahead and placed an order on our behalf. We returned to the boat with a shopping bag full of the most delicious crabs and settled into a feast. 
On Friday we set out early for Annapolis, a sailing mecca and home to the largest sailboat show in North America. Sailors from far and wide converge on Annapolis for the boat show Oct 4-8. We have planned to arrive early because places to anchor are at a premium.
We get settled into Mill Creek, a couple of miles from Annapolis, early in the afternoon. After getting settled we dinghied to the landing on shore to check out the shopping. The landing was at a very popular restaurant that specializes in, you guessed it, crabs. They also told us that there was no easy access to shopping, and we have had our fill of crabs. After burgers we returned to the boat to review our options for getting closer to Annapolis.
