Georgetown, MD

We had a spectacular sail down the Sassafras River to Georgetown yesterday. We sailed slowly at about 4 knots, meandering along the river for about 2 hours. It was sunny and quiet, and we all really enjoyed watching the shoreline go by. Beautiful houses, not overbuilt like many mansions we've seen along the way. All artfully set along the river, with paths cut thru the trees to private beaches. The wildlife is abundant, with herons, pelicans, ducks, geese, and apparently crabs, which we've yet to see. We secured a mooring for the night, cheap, buy two, get one free! (thanks to the Ordways for the insider info!) The marina is huge, with restaurant, pool, paddle boats, kayaks,bikes, ice-cream shop, ship store, small grocery. We slept well, and now are working on school. I did math and ELA, and John is now working a Social Studies (Free Enterprise!). Yesterday, Liza and I did a great Science project. The fruit flies were driving us crazy, so we looked them up online to find out why they like our fruit. Then we constructed a trap, out of vinegar, sugar, water, and a little soap detergent. Now we have a bowl full of dead flies, gross, but Liza is so proud of the project! After school we have promised we'll go paddle-boating and also ride bikes into town to get a few groceries and crabbing supplies.