Sunday, May 12, 2013 – Great Bridge (Mile 8) to Deltaville (Chesapeake Bay):

            Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there!

            It poured rain in the middle of the night, and I wondered what kind of weather we would have today – well, we really had a mix of everything!   Woke up to gray skies and drizzle, and we didn’t feel much like charging around.  However, we finally untied the boat and got going around 9:00 a.m.

            We are now heading into Norfolk, and I am not looking forward to getting through this very busy area in the pouring rain and wind.  We have four bridges to get through this morning, but none of them are a problem.  As we passed through the heavy commercial area into the more “yachty” area, and we passed by “Mile 0” the sun actually starts to come out!  And by the time we pass the Navy yard the weather is pretty nice.  It is still pretty windy by Hampton Roads and the Elizabeth River, and I wonder what it’s going to be like out in the Bay. 

            Well, it was rough!  Big waves!  But eventually it calmed down, and for the most part we had a comfortable run until we got approximately 10 miles outside of Deltaville when the weather got nasty again.  No rain, but the wind really picked up and the waves were really big – I was starting to be reminded of Winyah Bay but fortunately there was no rain, but it was bouncy and rolling.  There were a few dark clouds overhead, but whatever was in them stayed there.  The whitecaps looked like giant wads of cotton on the crests of the waves, and I hoped that when we got into the lee of Windmill Point it would calm down.

            Which it did, and we arrived at Dozier’s Regatta Point about 4:30.  I was hoping we could anchor out somewhere, but it is just too rough to keep going and find a spot.  The marina here is full of boats that have done the Great Loop and they are having a rendezvous here.  I wanted to tell them that our boat had done the Great Loop twice – just not with us.  I don’t think that would count though!

            Miss Kitty Cat seemed fine today – although why she didn’t get seasick today is beyond me!  But she came out as soon as I told her we were “here” and decided to perch up on the shelf behind the helm next to us and observe the goings on.  Pretty soon she will have to become an ordinary house cat again!

Feeling much better

            Tomorrow we are going to try and head to Solomons – we are getting closer to home!