In the Intracoastal Waterway

Saturday, Oct. 13

It was a cold morning, 41 degrees, making it hard to get up and going but it was
sunny. We kept our foul weather gear on all day for warmth but the day went
well. At the mouth of the Potomac we started seeing pelicans and we saw lots of
them all day. We still haven't seen any dolphins but we're keeping our eye out for
them.
We were hoping to stay at Walden Marina because of the good price but it was too
shallow for us to get in there so we stayed across the creek at Dozier's which is
owned by the publishers of The Waterway Guide and Skipper Bob's. They have a
very nice facility and friendly helpful staff.
We met Bill from "Curchulian", a schooner that had been in the Great Schooner Race
the day before, a big event on the bay. The day before was a very bad day for him as
one of their crew fell off the boat right after the race and drown. We visited with him
as he talked over the loss of his crew member. He was still pretty shaken as you might
expect.
It was a long but good day.

58 miles


Sunday, Oct. 14

Today was a beautiful day, the warmest it has been in a while, hitting 78 degrees. There
was very little traffic, even in Hampton Roads and the Norfolk area. It was awesome
going by all the huge Navy aircraft carriers and battleships in the harbor here. There were
3 carriers and 3 battleships here and we are docked in Portsmouth right across from
some new battleships being built and they are huge.
There are still some of the schooners here from the race tied up near us and they are fun
to see, especially "The Pride of Baltimore".
There are huge commercial docks along the river here unloading cargo and they are amazing
to see.
We are finally in the Intracoastal Waterway, at mile marker 1. We enjoyed the Chesapeake
Bay and are ready for the next stage of the adventure.

54 miles  (1106 total miles)