After leaving Annapolis last weekend, we had a brisk and boisterous sail down the Chesapeake Bay, with winds gusting to 35 knots, 8- to 10-foot seas and temperatures in the 30’s. We stopped over in Deltaville (running aground on entry and on exit) and had to chip ice off the cockpit cushions each morning. Then we ran aground entering the harbor at Hampton, just north of Norfolk. We have finally made it into the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), and are finally experiencing some sunny, warm weather with temperatures in the 60s. We had a fascinating trip through Norfolk VA (seeing all kinds of naval and commercial boats) and since have experienced a lot more nature as we wend our way down “The Ditch” as the ICW is called. Today we saw a lot of birds including a bald eagle. We stopped over in Great Bridge VA last night and are now in Coinjack, North Carolina, poised to continue south tomorrow to take advantage of the fair weather.
We celebrated Dave’s birthday yesterday and I am finally getting the hang of baking a cake which is more or less level (thanks in part to a little modification I made to the oven). Amelia is having a blast and we are enjoying being underway.
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Great that you are in the ditch and having some nice weather. Happy birthday Dave. Nice to hear that you are keeping the bottom of the keel clean - once or twice a day is enough, don't overdo it. Have you seen any other sailboats heading south or are they all ahead of you? We miss you. Keep in touch. Dennis
ok then, got an old (er) mn. sailer out on a frosty boat... nothing new, heh? happy b day dave. glad to hear that all is good knowing a little ice in the coffee cup will only keep you young. looking forward to more, g@m
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