On Saturday, August 1, Su's sister, Jane, arrived to spend a week aboard Palmetto Moon docked in Solomons, MD. On Monday, August 3, Su and Jane walked through most of the shops on Solomons Island and Jane toured the Calvert Marine Museum which covers maritime history and life on the river and bay. One exhibit features the fossilized remains of local ancient inhabitants, including the extinct "megatooth" white shark of the Miocene age.

On Tuesday, August 4, Jane and Su toured Sotterley Plantation which is on the opposite shore of the Patuxent River as shown above. The mansion was started in 1703 and was modified or expanded eight times with the current building completed in 1947.