It was a good thing we didn't leave yesterday. We spent today in search of a West Marine store that could make an electronic chart for us. Last night we were going over where we could anchor in the Chesapeake and discovered that it was not on our electronic chart plotter and we needed another chip. It only took Chris and Deason two city buses to get there.
We left Norfolk at 6:30am so we were able to travel a good distance and anchor early. On our way out we passed by all the big navy ships. There were 2 aircraft carriers one of which was the U.S.S Enterprise. The Enterprise is the 2nd oldest ship in commision for the Navy, the oldest is the U.S.S Constitution. She is also the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier (I thought these were all pretty neat facts). There were numerous other large ships and one submarine. It definitely makes you feel insignificant in the water near them.
We were able to sail today, which was really nice. It is much more quiet and peaceful to sail, just more work. We do get tired of listening to the generator running, especially since we need to keep the hatch open to help vent the heat.
We anchored in the Great Wicomico River by Sandy Point. It was a beautiful spot. Except, there is so many jellyfish, that it makes it impossible to swim unless you are a masochist and like to get stung. No swimming for us!
We left Norfolk at 6:30am so we were able to travel a good distance and anchor early. On our way out we passed by all the big navy ships. There were 2 aircraft carriers one of which was the U.S.S Enterprise. The Enterprise is the 2nd oldest ship in commision for the Navy, the oldest is the U.S.S Constitution. She is also the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier (I thought these were all pretty neat facts). There were numerous other large ships and one submarine. It definitely makes you feel insignificant in the water near them.
We were able to sail today, which was really nice. It is much more quiet and peaceful to sail, just more work. We do get tired of listening to the generator running, especially since we need to keep the hatch open to help vent the heat.
We anchored in the Great Wicomico River by Sandy Point. It was a beautiful spot. Except, there is so many jellyfish, that it makes it impossible to swim unless you are a masochist and like to get stung. No swimming for us!
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