10/17/13 & 10/18/13

We left Calvert at 0715, headed for Deltaville.  Arrive at 1430 and anchored in Jackson Creek.  The dinghy came loose and we almost lost a bracket.  John was on the swim platform and when I went down the steps to help him, the second rung of the ladder broke and down I went.  Really?!?  I need a drink!!!!  How many more things can go wrong?

John wanted to take the dinghy to shore, but I didn't go.  I was shaking too bad.  When he came back, I had calmed down and we decided to go ashore for dinner.  We walked about a mile to Taylor's Restaurant in Deltaville.  The soup and shrimp were good, but the crabcake was full of filler and not very good.

The next morning we took the boat to Deltaville Marina to try and get the ladder fixed, but they couldn't fix it unless we removed it from the boat.  We tried to do that, but had no luck.  Imagine that.  John took their courtesy car to Boat U.S. and got some things to jury rig the ladder until we get to Zimmerman's in a week or so.  We left Deltaville at 1145, headed for Norfolk.

On the way, we passed a number of tall ships, including The Sultana.

 

And the Mystic Whaler

Got into the Elizabeth River and anchored off Hospital Point, Portsmouth, VA.  Pulled anchor the morning of 10/19/13 and went across the river to Waterside Marina in Norfolk.  We're staying there for two nights.  We've travelled a total of 199 miles.