We are settled for the night at a free dock off the Hwy. 64 bridge. My alarm went off at 5:45 a.m. and it was pouring rain outside. Chuck was already up charting the course for the day. We launched around 7:10 a.m. expecting a miserable day ahead. I took two ginger root capsules expecting the worst.
The Chesapeake Bay was very calm. The rain quickly dissipated. It was very overcast. We pulled the main around 9:30 a.m. While passing Wolf Trap light, a brick structure, I was thinking about what an amazing array of lighthouses and markers we've seen on the water so far.
At 10:30 a.m., the sun came out and was burning off the haze. It was reflecting off the water, creating a glare, a very welcome sight! With the jib and main sail fully out, we were doing 6.5-7.5 knots motorsailing.
After making a turn, we pulled in the jib and reefed the main to reef one. It was now sunny and you could see for miles.
We passed the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel Bridges on our port and were approaching Norfolk. The Norfolk Naval Base is huge and we passed two huge aircraft carriers and numerous navel ships a short distance away (300-400 yds.)
At 3:30 we pulled into Tidewater Yacht Marina to top off our fuel. The Naval Shipyard was really close and there were patrolling boats all around so no posting of pictures!
We went under a series of bridges and at 4:30 p.m., we got an opening for the Gilmerton Highway Bridge with a tugboat. After going under the Hwy. 64 bridge and entering the Dismal Swamp, we pulled up to a free dock for the night. No electric, but we're fine with our LED lights and battery power.
Patti cooked dinner. Tomorrow we go through the locks of Dismal Swamp and on to Elizabeth City!
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