St. Mary’s, MD is the oldest settlement and the first capital of Maryland. It was founded in 1634 by Leonard Calvert, Duke of Baltimore. There is a wonderful University there; they pride themselves in giving an Ivy League education at public university prices. They have a terrific sailing program as well. We toured historic St. Mary’s City as well as the St. Mary's University campus. St. Mary’s Cove is one of our favorite anchorages on the Chesapeake Bay and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to return. We departed St. Mary’s Cove on Sunday, May 24th, our destination was Oxford, MD but, because there was an air show at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, we deviated to Solomons, MD where we watched the Memorial Day Air Show from our boat. We truly enjoyed seeing the Blue Angels as always and were happy with our decision.. We are currently on a weather hold here at Spring Cove Marina. We will depart for Annapolis tomorrow, weather permitting, and expect to spend a couple days there enjoying another of our favorite places on the Chesapeake Bay.
