On Sunday, June 20, we left Deltaville for a short run of 25 miles to Reedville up the Great Wicomico River. Reedville was reportedly the richest per capita in the country around World War I, thanks to the abundant menhaden fishing! This mansion is the Gables Inn and was built in the late 1800s by a local captain who brought the bricks by schooner from New England. The boat's three masts were also used in the construction. It is located on Main Street which is also called Millionaire's Row. All of us--Larry & Sue and Jim and Su--agreed that the food at The Crazy Crab was incredible. Jim had "the best crab cake ever" which was extremely large and filled with jumbo lump only; Su had crab on crab which was jumbo lump on piled on top of a soft-shell crab. We then walked two blocks down the street to Chitterchats for homemade ice cream, another wonderful experience.

On Monday, June 21, we toured the Fishermen's Museum and learned about the menhaden industry. There is only one processing plant left in town which processes 100,000 metric tonnes per year of the inedible fish. Several locally built boats are on display at the museum including a working buy boat and a restored skipjack.

We could have stayed here longer just to eat more crab; however, the weather forcast was favorable and that is important when crossing the might Potomac River. We arrived at Solomons Harbor Marina in Solomons, MD on Tuesday, June 22 for our annual extended stay.