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| Lighthouse on the Chesapeake coming into Solomons, MD |
Solomons, MD is located at the north end of the Patuxent River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay. Solomons is an unincorporated waterfront village. It is very pretty, reminds me of being back home with the large tree lined waters and beautiful homes. And it is fun! With only two miles of water (Back Creek which is a tidal inlet) to travel around in Solomons, and at least five seafood retaurants/bars, many marinas (all full with boats), gift shops, ice cream and a marine museum within a short dinghy ride. Woot woot! We hit it all, actually not the shopping
but everything else!
We traveled just under 50 miles to Solomons and experienced many jets flying over us as we were entering the River off of the Bay. The U.S Patuxent River Naval Air Station is located right across from the Solomons community. During WW11 it was the location for amphibious training, which proved to be helpful in many military plans, including D Day.
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| We docked at Calvert Marina, it was not anything fancy but it was cheap, including a small restaurant AND a pool. |
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| Dinghy Fun! |
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| Bob and Liz along for a ride! |
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| Ice Cream!! |
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| Breathtaking sunset! |
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| They even had my favorite...butterscotch topping! |
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| Drum Point Lighthouse located at the Calvert Marine Museum. This is a screw-pile style (Lighthouse on piles that are screwed into the muddy/sandy bottom) lighthouse. It was moved from its original location in 1975 and brought here for tours. |
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| The top of Drum Point Lighthouse |
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| Happy hour at The Lighthouse Restaurant. |
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| Look close you can see our dinghy docked! |
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| Back Creek Bistro, a tiny restaurant on the marina property. |
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