Destinations
Departing
We are still in Hampton VA, it’s a great place. We are in the municipal marina because it is right downtown and so inexpensive. A marina for us is between $80 and $120 a night, the Hampton Public Piers was $114 for three nights!! We thought we would be hit with another huge storm but … Continue reading
Hampton Virginia
Recap. We had a still and restful night anchored in Smith Creek VA. We departed early the next morning and motor sailed down the Chesapeake Bay to Fishing Bay, Deltaville VA. We got up early again and motor sailed yet again, to Hampton VA, just north of Norfolk. We are anchored as far up the Hampton River as … Continue reading
Update
We’ve been in DC for a few days now. We forgot how crazy it is here with traffic, everyone rushing, the lights, noise, helicopters flying right overhead, planes landing and taking off every few minutes…wow. I can’t believe we forgot about this so quickly, maybe it was more of a mental block! All well worth … Continue reading
Recap
Trip to Annapolis Maryland. The anchorages outside of Annapolis are well marked on the chart and with really calm conditions we decided to drop anchor for the night. We ended up staying two nights at anchor and two nights on a mooring downtown. The first night was very peaceful, beautiful view of the Naval Academy, … Continue reading
In the Interim
They made it pretty difficult, but we finally left Chesapeake City. It was a very nice place and everyone was very welcoming. We left on the ebb current and headed 20 miles down the Chesapeake Bay to Still Pond, a very secluded anchorage. It’s very peaceful and we were the only boat in there. We … Continue reading