We saw a steel cruiser with a car on it, but Icouldn't take a photo because we were surrounded by Navy ships. There were big ships everywhere you looked in Norfolk: military and commercial.
We were leading three other sailboats.
The gongs and bells on the big buoys sound so neat. I love the sounds they make.
Chuck pulled out both sails to the reefing line. Winds were 15-17 knots. SOG was 6.5-7 knots and SOW was 6.5 knots. It was a 50+ mile day.
There was deep water everywhere, so we got out of the big shipping channel because there were so many huge ships. Unfortunately, that means crab traps and you have to keep an eye out so you don't catch one...and with two foot seas, they're not easy to see!
Winds went to 19 knots with higher gusts, so we had to pull in the sail. It was cold, so I went down to make hot chocolate.
By 11 a.m., seas were 3-4 feet and we were plowing through. Both sails were out now and we were tacking, which slowed down our forward progress, but helped cut through the waves easier. Around noon or so, we had to pull in the sails because we just weren't getting any closer to our destination. Ugh.
By 1 p.m., winds and waves died down considerably.
Then we went to our slip. We were told to go next to Bum's Rest. First we pulled in on Wayne's starboard side and tied up. Then we realized someone had power cords and hoses there, so we backed out and went to the other side of him.
I had to do three loads of wash because Jazzy got sick all over the bed. Poor baby.
It was my turn to cook: Tacos and fresh strawberries with cool whip for dessert.
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