So on Sunday it was time to put up the new sails and head down the Bay. Next stop is Solomons Island. We had one day of NW winds and then a day of south so we stayed put for another day. On Tuesday we had good wind for most of the day but had to turn on the motor half way across the Potomac. It still was a good 50+ nm day and into Jackson Creek for the night.
One reason we wanted to stop here was to connect with Quicksilver, our friends John & Margurite from Fair Point Marina on Lake Ontario. They too are heading south for the winter. Unfortunately Margurite wasn't there but to our surprise Aaron was, their son. It was good seeing them again and hope we connect down the coast some where. They are having canvas work done and trying to stay warm.........good luck!
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| Meet you port to port?! |
From Deltaville we high-tailed it down to Norfolk (Hospital Point) and into the ICW once again. The sail from Deltaville was the best we have had in a long time. The winds were mostly on our beam but shifty and anywhere from 8-19kts. Nati loves those conditions and we just trucked south all day. The last 5 miles or so were even more fun as we slowly overtook two monohulls all afternoon and when we were maybe a half mile from them they must have noticed us coming because all of a sudden the headsails were tightened, drivers were turning with the shifts and we had ourselves a race to Norfolk. Nati played with them for a while but it ended up no contest. The score: Nati 2, Unimarans 0! top speed was 9.0 kts........love our Quantum sails!
We decided to go the Dismal Swamp route but the Welcome Center was packed 3 deep at the dock so we did the entire distance to Goat Island for the night. We like this anchorage and had a nice peaceful night on the hook.
But, come morning..........what the heck is this?!
Yes, we have our first frost of the year and we don't like it too much at all. Time to keep heading south!!
On the bright side we do have a very pretty morning once our "green house" warmed up. We can't go too far for a little while since the starboard side of the deck is like a skating rink!
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| Sunrise at Goat Island |
Anne & Dick,
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're making good progress in your southing. Gotten to Morehead City yet? It's supposed to get to a low of 29 tonight in Pasadena, MD so I guess we'll get our first frost. I was surprised to see you've already had one.
LouAnne & I haven't been sailing since we got back to the dock on 9-29. Doing the re-finance/help the kids routine. We won't winterize till the end of Thanksgiving weekend at the earliest, so there's still some frost biting to do. Goat Island looks beautiful! Hope it's warm wherever you are.
Take good care,
LouAnne & Rich Loeschke