WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4TH

Today we traveled from Solomon’s to Oxford, Maryland.

Mark drove the boat while Deone rode shotgun and wound floss for her Swedish weaving.

Ross kept busy reading the Waterway Guide so he was informed on Marinas, hazards, and the local scoop on our next stop.

As we arrived in Oxford, we could see a sailing school in progress. Boating, especially sailing, is a way of life for the people on the Chesapeake. There is a child in each of these sail boats and the person in the gray inflatable dinghy is the teacher, instructing through a bull horn.

After another yummy lunch of BLT’s we hopped in the dinghy and headed to shore.











The Oddysea is anchored in the background where we will spend the night.

Once on shore we walked around the town. Beautiful homes and gardens.

Many of the homes had picket fences. From old photographs it is know that the picket fences were around back in the mid 1800’s. We saw many variations of the fences, known as an onion dome with a center hole.

The shape of fence is a style that had been popular in Russia, India and Middle East for centuries. So it's possible an early seafarer brought the first fence to Oxford.

The fences seem to be a symbol of the town and sections are painted with graphics or used as signs.

Anchored for the night.