On Chesapeake Bay

The bridges opened up the afternoon the same day but we were so into boat chores that we sat tight, as did everyone else at the Coinjock Marina. Had happy hour with a really nice couple from Vermont on a sailboat, Peter and Theresa. They are leaving their boat in Deltaville on the Chesapeake for the summer this week. We continued north yesterday, going through the bridges and the lock to get to the south end of the Chesapeake. We came through the incredible industrial/harbor complex of Norfolk/Portsmouth. I never get tired of looking at the immense navy ships.  Made camp last night in the Hampton River, just upstream from a 26 foot bridge, so there all alone, no sailboats. Today we got up early and are making miles up the bay because it's flat and the weather is supposed to crash again. We are going to try to get to Cambridge Maryland tomorrow, weather permitting and sit for a couple of days. It is only a short day run from there to Gingerville Marina where we will leave the boat next week. Cambridge has a great free dock, protected and safe, and a dynamite thrift store for Cindy. We are way ahead of schedule, not flying out until Thursday a week from now and from where I am right now it's only about 100 miles. Boat is running great and all is good.

Norfolk, America at work

Locking through

Looking down the lock from the bow

Looks like Duluth with the high bridge in the background

Flat day so far on the Bay today

A barge heading south

Hard to see but this is the western terminal of the Norfolk interstate tunnel. Cars enter or emerge from the two big buildings and go under the channel for a couple of miles. We went right over them this morning

This is about a quarter of the marina boats where we were last night. We anchored a quarter mile above this mess and were all alone. I estimate there were 500 boats at this spot. I have never seen so many boats.