Gunkholing on the Chesapeake

[Otter-BelleHavenMarina]

Shallow draft is truly one of the joys of the C-Dory in our area. I have a few such spots up here on the other end of the Potomac. One is on Piscataway Creek, just on the south side of the creek from Fort Washington. A sandy beach that, for lack of a true name, we refer to as Zoe Beach after our Belgian Shepherd who loves to run up and down it and sniff out all a the critters that have recently passed by. Another if called Pomonkey Beach, and it is on the east side of the river just across from Gunston Cove, I believe. A bit farther south, Mattawoman Creek is a lovely cruise, and the C-Dory can get way far up it past the where anyone but kayaks and skiffs would fear to tread. Kathy and I have overnighted there and woken up to gorgeous misty sunrises. The cruise around Wye Island is also one of our favorites when we venture farther afield. Happy boating!
Best wishes,

 

[Otter-BelleHavenMarina]

Here's a photo of Zoe on "her" beach.

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[oldgrowth]

Tom - Zoe is a good looking dog and it looks as though she could have been made from the sand.

 

[Otter-BelleHavenMarina]

Thanks! She's a sweetheart. Lying at my feet right now waiting for me to go to bed. Mark Twain once said, "I aspire to be the kind of man my dog thinks I am."