We made it to Adams Creek and the Waterway in an hour or so once we turned southwest. The wind was still gusty but as soon as we rounded the point the waves began to calm down. With wind directly from the north, we were still sailing. In fact, we sailed 22 miles without tacking at 5 mph or better. With just the mainsail up! That sorta shows what kind of wind speed we had plus the tide was in our favor. The scenery was beautiful with natural undisturbed areas giving way to nice (and not so nice) homes on the creek banks. The only rough water we encountered on the creek was the wake from one large powerboat which kicked up 5 foot waves, necessitating my turning directly into them to minimize the rolling. Everyone else we encountered slowed to an idle until they were past us which was very considerate of them.
As an aside, the dates listed on the blog are the dates I am posting and not the dates of the trip. I have not had time to complete the trip narration as I would like and it may take a couple of weeks to get it all down.
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