Day 3

We woke up this morning to a crisp 41 degrees. Not just outside but it must have been that inside the boat as well.  I was chilly. But the sun was out and it warmed up to the high 50’s in no time.  Inside it got quite nice with the greenhouse effect. The Bay was wonderful too.  1 to 2 foot swells, nothing like yesterday.  So with the sun shining brightly, a very gentle breeze and calm waters we took off about 8:00 a.m.  We motored along passing several of the Chesapeake lighthouses, rather iconic, but most in need of repair.  While cruising along this afternoon we spied a pod of bottle nosed dolphins breaking the water off to our starboard.  Just like last time Rick tried to take some pictures, but just like last time, he was unsuccessful in guessing where they would appear next, and wasn’t fast enough anyway to snap a picture before they were gone.  We are now anchored in Willoughby Bay, just outside of the Norfolk Naval Facilities.  I can see aircraft carriers nearby and helicopters practicing their landings and various maneuvers.  We even sat on the back porch and watched the traffic jam on the bridge nearby. Oh what we do for amusement.  Tomorrow the plan is to stop at Coinjock N.C. and after four days on the boat we can actually get off and go for a walk.  And…. they have a restaurant that serves prime rib steaks.  Yum.

Today we traveled 69.5 miles for a total of 193 miles overall so far in three days. Travel time was 8hrs.  42mins.  A pretty long day for this time of year. We seemed to have the current against us most of the day slowing us down, not that we move that fast anyway, but nonetheless is took a little longer to get here than I thought it would. By the time we got anchored and settled in the sun was pretty low on the horizon.  Tomorrow we make our way through Norfolk, and if you have ever been here, it is a bustling Naval facility with lots of really big warships and really unpleasant security.  So we will be on our best behavior.

Until tomorrow

U.S. Navy aircraft carriers at sunset.