Solomon's Island, Maryland

June 28, 2023

We have spent the past two days in Solomon’s Island, Maryland. One night was at Beacon Marina, but we found out that another marina, Calvert’s, just across the creek, only charges $1 per foot (half what we were paying!), so we moved. Fifty dollars is good reason to move!

At Beacon’s, we met a couple from Germany, who pulled in just before us. They are world travelers, speak several languages. We had a great time, had a couple of beers and some appetizers, laughed, compared experiences.

At Calvert’s, we already knew that Sabbatical, with Steve and Jane, were there. Besides them, we were on a floating dock with three other Loopers, 2 of which were also Gold Loopers. We enjoyed sitting on the dock with them for a couple of hours. Always fun to experience the instant camaraderie with other Loopers.

For the day we spent on Solomon’s, we took our bikes and checked out the town. Beautiful board walk, probably about half a mile, all along the water, several interesting restaurants, some beautiful homes. We did tour the Calvert Marine Museum. It was one of the best we’ve seen. Interesting displays about the geological history and artifacts from this area. There was an octagonal lighthouse on stilts that we toured – interesting! The first level was living quarters for the lighthouse keeper, surprisingly roomy. Then the last set of ‘steps’ was more of a ladder to get into the top where the huge glass lens was hanging. The type of lens is a ‘fresnel’, pronounced fre-nel (silent S).

After the two nights, we were off, next stop in Deale, Maryland, at the Herrington Harbour North Marina, reported to be very nice.