Oxford

From St. Michael's we took the long way around Tilghman Island rather than risk another swift moving current cut.  The Knapp's Narrows is infamous for shoals at either end so we avoided the whole area.  Tilghman's is experiencing subsidence or slow erosion.  Most of the land along the Chesapeake is make of very soft, easily erodible material.  Many islands that were charted by John Smith in the 1600s are no longer there.  One of the museum's displays showed the state of the island from centuries past to present day.  There are restoration programs underway to try and restore some of the islands and the habitat they provide.  After a night anchored off Tilghman's we moved on to Oxford, again on recommendations.  This is a very sleepy little town on the Tred Avon River.  The highlight of the stop for us was meeting our first Ocean Crusing Club (OCC) port hosts.  We joined the club a month or so back and looked forward to meeting Margie and Jim.  They were delightful and welcoming.  They shared their stories of sailing in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.  They switched to power and made the Great Loop so they had some great adventures to tell us about.

David saw this well restored old Volvo station wagon.  It was the same
vintage as his dad's Volvo sedan.  Good memories from his childhood.

The Custom's House for Oxford.  Not quite the volume as Chestertown, I guess.

Approaching Oxford and seeing the hotels along the waterfront.

Quiet tree-lined streets seem to be a big draw for visitors.

Sunset over the river.

This is the Robert Morris Inn dating back to the early 1700s.  It was
a favorite spot for author James Michner when he was researching and
writing the novel Chesapeake.