Burntside Adventures: Tangier Island, Mill Creek, Wormley Creek

We are currently at a marina, Wormly Creek in Yorktown. Over the pst 3-4 days we visited Tangier Island, moved on to an overnight anchorage in Mill Creek and then yesterday moved toward the bottom of the by to Yorktown. Tangier Island was fascinating. It is really only a few feet above the water level. It is inhabited by four main families since the 1700's, one of whom has the last name Park or Parks. We stayed at the marina there, Park Marina, pretty rustic but run by an 87 yo man named Milton Park. Milton lost his wife but as he put it, still has an eye for women, and he spent a lot of time talking to Cindy. When we docked there, the place was deserted. It was mid day and shortly he road up on his scooter in his Sunday suit, coming from church. He helped us and we talked for a half an hour. He said the spelling of our name was the original, and he felt we probably were related, although I know my sister Anne disputes that. Anyway, quite a charaacter. We biked the island, the yards at high tide are pretty wet due to the water levels. The island is full of graves, many of which are in the yards of the families living there. Ate crab and clams at Lorraine's restaurant, Tangier Island's equivalent of Britton's. We moved on to Mill Creek across the bay on the west shore. It was rough to start and had some engine readings that I didn't like. We have been concerned about temps climbing and now the oil pressure readings were fluctuting. Checking engine temps with the infrared pyrometer, they looked fine. When we arrived at Mill Creek, I talked to Alex at Zimmerman Marine, and he felt the issue was likely a loose or corroded connection at some place in the wiring. I had already changed the impeller and flushed the heat exchanger, so knew those were good. I cleaned the terminals, changed the temp sending unit and found that the wiring harness under the engine was a little loose, so cinched that up with a couple of zip ties. Yesterday coming down the bay all readings were perfect. Today, will rent a car from Enterprise and go to the historic sites in Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg. A bit wet this morning, but by the time we get the car, it is supposed to clear up. The Wild won last night and my first social security check was deposited this morning, so all is good.