We are still cold so we aren't stopping to enjoy!

October 13, 2015 is the date we departed Annapolis to head south .  Because of the weather we decided to attend this year's Boat Show.  We picked up a couple of things we ordered but can't say we saw any boats that would make us move away from Nati.  Now if a million bucks wasn't an issue......well, that is just something we don't need to bother with.

Sunrise in Annapolis

We really wanted to have a favorable weather window to turn the bows south but it wasn't to be.  Between rain, cold weather and current, we took the current and dropped the mooring.  Even though we left in mid morning we still made Solomon's Island for the night.  From there we made another long day to Deltaville and then on to Norfolk.  Because of work being done on the RR bridge we decided to go all the way to the entrance of the Deep Creek Lock so we can make the 0830 lift in the morning.

Heading out of Solomon's Island

Sunset at Deep Creek Lock

Locking was done with no issue and we made it to one of our favorite anchorages at Goat Island.  Nice and quiet with a couple of other vessels.  From there we wend down to Alligator River Marina to plug in (I said it was cold!) and then we had a run down the Alligator/Pungo Canal and into Oriental for a couple of days.

Heading into the lock in the morning

Making our way down the Elizabeth River (trail through the duck weed)

Right now we are having some laughs with Reiner & Renate at their home.  We talk about Nati and their boat, going on trips to Cuba and all sorts of things.  From here we hope to high-tail it on the outside to Savannah.  We are keeping our fingers crossed to have a fine weekend for following seas all the way down the coast.