Day 2- Rounding the Delmarva Penninsula
First let's answer the burning question on the minds of those who read yesterday's blog: there was no shopping today. We decided to take advantage of the forecasted nice winds to move up the bay from Cape Charles, VA to Chincoteague, VA. As usual the forecast was very reliable.....reliably wrong. There was not enough wind to sail, so we motor sailed all day.
We left Cape Charles and went under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, rounded the southernmost tip of the Delmarva Penninsula, and went outside in the Atlantic Ocean, then turned north to the island of Chincoteague.
We were mostly more outside the 3-mile boundary of US coastal waters where both the sky & ocean are beautiful shades of blue. I find I like ocean sailing better than the open Chesapeake Bay. Under normal conditions the ocean swells roll along and lulls you into relaxation, the Bay gets very choppy & bouncy. There's rarely anyone else within sight on the ocean, on the Bay you'll meet everything from 2 guys out fishing to huge cargo vessels. And there's rarely anything in the ocean to steer around. Nice.
Twice we had an escort from some dolphin. I never get tired of seeing them! One group got quite close. (Video might take a minute to load. But it's short)
Arriving at our destination we discovered the harbormaster had directed us to tie up on the bulkhead adjacent to the side walk that circles the town park. The park was full of people out for an evening stroll as we approached.
We ended up being part of the evening's entertainment as folks watched us docking in quite strong current. Luckily I was in good form & threw the dock lines around the pilings first throw & didn't embarrass myself! I looked like a really salty sailor! For a couple hours there were people stopping by to take pictures of the boat, ask questions & chat. There was good live music to enjoy while I made a quick Korean dish for dinner. It all ended at 10pm on the dot so it was quiet for us to sleep. But we were so tired we probably could have slept through anything. All night long there was the soft click click of shrimp exploring the water side of our hull and eating the morsels they found.
We left Cape Charles and went under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, rounded the southernmost tip of the Delmarva Penninsula, and went outside in the Atlantic Ocean, then turned north to the island of Chincoteague.
We were mostly more outside the 3-mile boundary of US coastal waters where both the sky & ocean are beautiful shades of blue. I find I like ocean sailing better than the open Chesapeake Bay. Under normal conditions the ocean swells roll along and lulls you into relaxation, the Bay gets very choppy & bouncy. There's rarely anyone else within sight on the ocean, on the Bay you'll meet everything from 2 guys out fishing to huge cargo vessels. And there's rarely anything in the ocean to steer around. Nice.
Twice we had an escort from some dolphin. I never get tired of seeing them! One group got quite close. (Video might take a minute to load. But it's short)
Arriving at our destination we discovered the harbormaster had directed us to tie up on the bulkhead adjacent to the side walk that circles the town park. The park was full of people out for an evening stroll as we approached.
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