CROSSING the CHESAPEAKE BAY from Solomons to Oxford (incl. free pump out and world-class ICE CREAM)

[@frost9111983]

I'm from Maryland and started watching you video's about a month ago! I have had a Silverton 34c for 8 years now. I'm currently restoring it on the hard but have hopes of getting it in the water again and possibly doing the loop! You both are an inspiration, even too experienced boaters like me. We love watching your journey. I've lived in Maryland my whole life. My family loves the water and is very blessed to be able to navigate and enjoy the Chesapeake. The past year has been hard to stay diligent in working on the boat. But watching your videos, it helps restore the love for boating and travels. Thank you, Jenn and Elliott, for being an inspiration ❤️ ps I'm pretty sure that was a northern sneakhead fish that you had seen.. possibly a bowfin, most likely a sneak, though!

[@toddb3394]

Came across your channel searching for Onancock and am loving it. You all put a smile on my face. Miss crossing the bay. Raised on Rock Creek off the Patapsco. Parents currently live in Solomons. In the cycling world the Oxford-Belview ferry ride is HUGE! 33 mile ride, Easton-Oxford/Belview-St Michaels back to Easton. When you're back in the Chesapeake be sure to visit Rock Hall, Md. Deep water, nice little harbor, easy in and out, right on the bay, public docking, everything within walking distance. Have fun, stay safe!

[@robertblack2735]

The Chesapeake Bay is a special place, especially the Eastern Shore.

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely!

[@gregsullivan8956]

Drone footage amazing. HEY HEY HEY lol

[@SchoandJo]

Glad you like it Greg 😁

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

Ice cream two videos in a row?! We knew we loved y’all! 🙌

[@SchoandJo]

😁 haha can never go to too many ice cream shops!!

[@Jessicabollingercom]

Great little town!!

[@TheAverageTourist]

What an adventure! I bet you guys see the cutest little harbours and towns along your journey. And of course, ice cream is always a great cap off for a day.

[@SchoandJo]

The ice cream is the cherry on top for sure 😁 The towns are cool if nothing for the fact that they are all unique and we get the opportunity to visit from the water which is always a bit different! Thanks for watching!

[@conradlogan5201]

Just discovered your channel last week.. and now watched my second episode (OXFORD!) My home sailing area when / where I grew up The building where the Creamery is at that period had just started the transition from a commercial crab 🦀 distribution to include (my) worlds best cheeseburgers! ($.35 each). I used to sail right up to the place and dock without starting the engine (showing off as a kid) Good memories-glad you created some of your own! Thx

[@SchoandJo]

Oh thats super fun - I imagine it takes quite a bit of skill to sail in to a slip 😁

[@buckpowers4837]

That first mate handling the lines on the boat today looked like a pro. Experience is the best teacher. Oxford looks like the perfect stop for loopers and a beautiful place to live. Enjoy.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Buck 😁

[@Gustamegillgetaguyskitty-ti6ox]

Got a great rear to boot!

[@susanbrigham8484]

I was wondering if Ollie ever got a chance to run off leash. She looks so happy! Beautiful trip today 🤙. Thanks for sharing!

[@SchoandJo]

Oh she love love loves being off leash! She's pretty well behaved too, she won't stray too far 😁

[@gregsullivan8956]

@@SchoandJo She is very fast and happy @top speed. Such a sweet pup.

[@TakeATripTogether]

Awww! Oh my goodness. Ollie's smile slays me! I don't remember if it was in this video or the next one because we watched them back to back. But she is so darn cute. Ha ha ha!

[@SchoandJo]

Aww haha thanks 😁 She's a sweetie!

[@andrewwheeler2599]

Thanks for sharing... I think I'm hooked.

[@SchoandJo]

Woohoo thanks for watching 😁

[@larrybuse6254]

Y’all are mastering all of it. So glad you do your videos the way you do them. Always learning something, keep them coming!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Larry 😁

[@Step-up35]

Nice drone footage

[@jehe9565]

Looks so inviting! Beautifully shot!

[@carolwestermann5309]

Loved the drone shots of the harbor. Dog park and ice cream. Ollie was so happy.

[@SchoandJo]

❤️❤️❤️

[@russgaulke1364]

It's amazing that you are able to consistently film, produce, and edit as many videos on a weekly basis as you two do. We couch potatoes appreciate your hard work. Of course i wasn't always a couch potato, serving 20 years in the US military working on helicopters and traveling all over the world. You both have the right idea of embracing life rather than just living.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Russ! Sounds like you have also embraced life as well!

[@jacksalisbury5218]

Really enjoyed coming along. Thanks for posting from Lake Erie.

[@barelyafloatwithsteve3975]

Hi Guys another great video 📹 ‼️ Free Water and Pumpout, it's the little things in life that bring a Smile to Our Faces ... Stay Safe Out there ‼️ 🙂

[@SchoandJo]

The little things that make our day when we really strive to limit our marina access 😁 Thanks for watching Steve!

[@amandabortello505]

What a lovely quiet village Oxford is, my kinda place, stay safe, fair winds.🙂

[@SchoandJo]

LOL! Just takes time experience haha

[@bradpritchett3161]

Such a beautiful spot! Making memories 😊

[@SchoandJo]

Absolutely!

[@charlesm903]

Molly’s Leg is the small man made island from dredging operations. We love Solomon’s also, having a slip at Zahniser’s for 3 years before moving north to Middle River Md. I enjoyed your video. If cruising up the Chesapeake, let me know

[@SchoandJo]

Oh that's interesting about Molly's Leg, thanks for sharing!

[@davidingraham1989]

Been cleaning out the house and getting ready to board the boat. Closing is the 29th. We’ll do some adjustments to our living in August, attend the Rendezvous in October and hit the “dusty trail”. Hopefully we’ll hook up with y’all somewhere but will keep up. Thanks. D.

[@SchoandJo]

Awesome, super excited for y'all!

[@gregsullivan8956]

@@SchoandJo Will it be possible for you all to attend the fall rendezvous in Rodgerville State Park?

[@SchoandJo]

Possibly, still deciding! I think we will not be ready to visit with Pivot though since we'd like to do Nashville and Chattanooga before

[@gregsullivan8956]

@@SchoandJo I live about 85 miles South of Rodgersville thinking of making the Rendezvous in Hope's of learning more about the loop.

[@SchoandJo]

We'd recommend it, worth the trip!

[@gregoryvanderlaan1954]

Your anchorages are always great and so picturesque. What resources do you use to find them?

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Gregory! We find almost all our anchorages on Active Captain from the Navionics App. Otherwise we just play it by ear as we go!

[@bobr9689]

Oxford Md looks so peaceful - makes me wish I still lived back on the Chesapeake Bay & had to boat like yours, just to go exploring around the area. Ollie sure looked happy as she got to run her legs off. Great video, even with the sound problems. Thanks!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Bob!

[@pap91rt50]

What was the best part of the cruise...ice cream or the pump out... You episodes are so everyday,everyday, a good,entertaining way.. Keep up the great work.. Cheers

[@SchoandJo]

haha the ice cream for sure!! 😁 Thanks for watching Larry

[@lesterwicklein717]

good stuff thanks

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Lester!

[@tmac709]

That was an excellent video of great motoring weather from the Solomons to Oxford. Everything was just beautiful in this video. I really enjoyed this video. :-)

[@rickytimms1851]

Im from the Eastern Shore, Md. ( Kent Island ) My Grand parents lived in Belview which is right across the Miles river from Oxford. These a ferry boat that travels this route back and forth that my brother use to work on like over 55 years ago. Its still running today. We love it there and we all say theres no other place on earth we'd rather be then the Eastern Shore. Safe trip my friends as I look forward to what lies ahead with you two...If you go through the Kent Narrows let me know . I live about a mile away and would love to meet.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Ricky! We thoroughly enjoyed the area, and did spend some time in Kent Narrows. But since this was a little while ago we will have to get a rain check. Cheers!

[@bradirby2355]

Your fx keep getting better and better

[@SchoandJo]

💯💯💯

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

What a great cruise! I oved the scenery on this cruise! Love the rock walls along the shore, all the gorgeous homes and those drone shots were awesome! More really yummy ice cream😋! I know how hard you all work to capture all of this and to edit and turn it into your videos…thank you for all you do! Safe travels.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Suzanne! That ice cream was seriously fantastic, the best we've had on the loop so far 😁

[@bobbykn19]

Did you guys use a different filter? Seems like a different scale on this video! Great as always.

[@SchoandJo]

Just our normal filters! Thanks for watching Bobby 😁

[@randolphbehm877]

Finally! A looper crew doing the Chesapeake bay right. I hate when they blow right through the bay leaving all of the wonders it holds in their wake. Fairlee creek is a nice anchorage you could hit right before entering the C&D canal. Friday and Saturday they typically have live music at Jellyfish Joel’s tiki bar. It can get a little rowdy. If you like a more quiet setting head up the creek a little.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Randolph! Unfortunately we still only scratched the surface of the Chesapeake, need to spend an entire season! Cheers!

[@jurassicporkchop4162]

As usual.....Loved it.

[@heidilower5748]

I can’t find pivot on NEBO any more what’s happening :/???

[@portfoliofotoz]

I had no idea Oxford had a free dinghy dock. Been there. Didn't find it. How'd you find it?

[@SchoandJo]

Its a little tucked away, we found it on Active Captain in our Navionics 😁

[@billjeffery2419]

flat seas and ice cream ,gotta like it

[@SchoandJo]

absolutely!!

[@cproducer]

Drone!😁

[@johngoncalves]

Wow! Fantastic docking at the purport!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks John!

[@oceanrider68]

After the initial pump out, we usually use the freshwater hose to fill the black holding tank through the pump out port. Then we do a second pump out to accomplish what you did with the flushing of the head (cleaning the tank a bit).

[@SchoandJo]

Nice, I like this approach a bit more - less use on the head pumps! Will try it next time we can 😁

[@sledzep01]

so when you are first to an anchorage, or close to it. Is there any etiquette besides dont anchor in the channel?? Are you supposed to try and leave room for others? Stay to one side? Or is it just first come first serve... Anchor where you like??

[@woodside63]

Lots of opinions and interpretation on this; all depends if you wish to be considerate of others if it gets crowded. Anchoring right in the middle of a small harbor may result in the commercial fishermen all giving you wakes at 4:30AM, as they head out. Many cruisers will try to anchor in a quiet corner.

[@SchoandJo]

There is definitely etiquette to anchoring. You actually are not allowed to anchor in the channel, so that is a given. The first boat determines the anchorage and what you should do is use the minimum scope required. Whether thats 10:1 or 3:1, you should use that. If a boat is already in the anchorage you should ask them or anchor far enough away to not worry about swinging in to each other. In this anchorage, it was only big enough for one boat comfortably, if a boat was already there we would have gone some where else. There is a lot too it!

[@michaelhensley4102]

love your videos, they are always good.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Michael!

[@pap91rt50]

Great water!!

[@DIYCameraGuy]

Great video today

[@MrHunkyTony]

Did Ollie get some ice cream too?!!! Hope so! Great video!

[@SchoandJo]

She got to lick the bowls 😁

[@MrHunkyTony]

@@SchoandJo 🥰

[@machtrebel2317]

Hooray. I am now already 1,394 nautical miles with you on the Great Loop ... but I live in Germany at the butt of the world 😊 You are great! Very cool drone shots btw.

[@SchoandJo]

Didn't know you lived in Germany, thats awesome!

[@denniskittle8751]

Another awesome video! What kind of drone do you use for the aerial shots?

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Dennis! Here we used a DJI Air 2S 😁

[@marksimon8155]

Glad to see Elliot's Umm counter is functional, I don't think his ever worked. I was reading lips and counted 3 for Jen. I think she wins this episode. I wish I could take a deep breath of the sea air. I really enjoy your videos!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Mark! You are promoted to resident umm counter since our last counter retired 😂

[@marksimon8155]

@@SchoandJo Eye eye Captain!

[@willhoyle752]

I enjoy your videos the most of any on you tube. I just can't decide which boat to buy. What is the deepest draft I can have and do the Loop? Hope the floors got replaced. My son and I are building our own custom dinghy right now. I just need to buy the big boat.

[@SchoandJo]

I'm not sure the deepest draft, but if you want to do the Trent Severn i wouldn't have a draft any more than 4.5 ft. Even so, we are pretty happy at 3.5 ft and are jealous of some of the smaller boats with 2-3 ft drafts. Cheers.

[@bbmatthews2002]

I want to see Jen pull out of an anchorage more! I am trying to train my Debbie to be more comfortable with our twin engine trawler. If I make her mad and she kills me, she’s going to need o know how to get the boat home! 🙂

[@COPPER71]

Molly's leg island was rumored to be a burial place for destitute sailors but basically today It is a bird sanctuary

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for the information!

[@dalemorris8609]

The small island near Soloman is " MOLLY " island...

[@tuskvt]

Do you usually have to pay for a pump out? They are all free in Massachusetts.

[@SchoandJo]

The majority of pumpouts that we've found are either paid (5-10 bucks) or broken lol Sounds like Massachusetts does it right!

[@nancykane9021]

All is well……

[@gregsullivan8956]

How long since thrusters have been serviced? Sound seems to be a little loud. Just an observation.

[@phillipmullis7904]

I have never heard thrusters that weren’t load. You would thank being electric they would be quite but their not.

[@gregsullivan8956]

@@phillipmullis7904 maybe

[@SchoandJo]

Yep, ours are loud (they haven't been serviced) but very typical with other boats we've heard. Sometimes others are much louder 😁

[@soloonsound]

I call foul. Didn't get a "thumbs-up" after shutting down the engine in Oxford. (Damn these KZbin critics!) Just kidding. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@SchoandJo]

Haha darn - here it is 👍 😂

[@heidilower5748]

Does anyone know why these guys disappeared of neboat??? :/ they where just getting to Canada a week ago and there gone!! Any info??

[@SchoandJo]

We are still floating! Our Nebo is older and doesn't have a roaming SIM - will be offline until we are back in the USA! Thanks for following along Heidi! We are currently in Cambellford so you could track those loopers to roughly track us 😁

[@shark619ify]

yeah Solomons isnt a very friendly place just greedy people that are scared someone is going to invade their little precious tourist trap. They would literally set up traps for people cruising the island and try to nail them for drinking and driving I understand that its illegal to drink and drive but they would pull over anyone for no reason. I had a friend that was a bouncer at the tiki bar and they would pull him over everynight until he finally filed a complaint. I got myself in trouble when I was younger and my buddy got pulled over and i started running my mouth...lol...that didnt turn out so well..but yeah I rarely go there anymore

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks T Mac 🤙