We left Great Bridge in cold weather, of course.Temps. have been up and down all spring. Mostly down. Brrr.
Had no issues or delays due to bridges but we encountered the USCG Cutter Eagle in Portsmouth, VA. She was just getting underway as we passed her. She then passed us with more than two knots more speed. Beautiful. Talked with them on the VHF about safe passing and told them to hurry home to New London so we could walk her decks again. They giggled.
We stayed the night at Hampton City Marina as we had a coupon for a free night from the Fall Annapolis Boat Show. Did laundry, topped off water and showered. The next day we entered Chesapeake Bay. Not so much fun. Breezy, on the nose. Pretty choppy, too. We stopped in Jackson Creek instead of Reedville because of the roughness and cold. Rain was not fun either.
The next day we only went to Reedville, our normal first Chesapeake Bay stop northbound. Not very far but the seas were still a pain. It was sunny so that was an improvement. For protection we went a little further up into the anchorage and had a comfortable day and night.
The trip to Solomons wasn't too bad. Mixed conditions but generally okay. Topped off fuel and anchored in our usual spot in Mill Creek. Our passage up to Annapolis was the most benign we've had in a while. Near calm and fairly warm.
We visited the USN Academy and went to Chick and Ruths. I went to the Boat Show in the middle weekend. Not very good. The weather turned very cold again but when it warmed up it turned rainy. Fortunately I did not have much work to do. Spread it out over the two weeks.
Gelato may catch up to us tomorrow (Friday) but we leave Saturday. A pleasant forecast for Delaware Bay and the New Jersey coast is no longer valid. Looking breezy. We'll see.
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