Instead of attempting the treacherous tire ladder, we headed over to the Deltaville Boatyard at Jackson Creek and tied up the dinghy there. This is a busy marina with lots of activity even at an early hour. It had a large area for dogs so we threw the frisbee for Archie to give him some exercise. We walked around the area a bit though we weren’t close to anything too interesting.
On our way back to Zendo we passed a catamaran with the widest masts we’ve ever seen. Jonny stopped by to ask the owner about them. They don’t have a sail but they act as one as they fully articulate (turn in every direction). We didn’t get to see it in action unfortunately.
We pulled up anchor by 9:30. The 15 knot wind made for a little Chesapeake chop, but it wasn’t too bad. We made good progress on yet another beautiful and clear day.
After an uneventful cruise, we arrived at our anchorage on the Phoebus Channel in Hampton, VA by 3:30. This is a huge anchorage in a very large open area in a channel right off of the Hampton River. There were several large sailboats anchored there and room for many more. We found a spot that had plenty of space surrounding us. It wasn’t an idyllic setting by any means being somewhat exposed to the bay and with a busy elevated highway on both sides of the anchorage. But Jonny didn’t want to venture further up the river where there were a few other, much smaller anchorages. He was concerned that they would be full.
Although we thought the fort was still operational, we later discovered that the fort had been decommissioned. Interestingly, the fort itself was surrounded by a wide moat!
The area surrounding the fort was like a lovely village with a church, beautiful green spaces and even a coffee shop.
We walked a little further and found an outdoor brew pub where we had some beers and talked by phone to Jonny’s cousin Robbie who lives in Maine.
Back on Zendo we had fish for dinner amid the rocking and rolling of our anchorage. Jonny went to bed early but I stayed up watching TV. By the time I went to bed, I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time because of the rolly anchorage. I thought Jonny was fast asleep but he got up and tried to sleep in the V berth. Sometime after 2 a.m. I finally fell asleep. This was NOT our favorite anchorage and I don’t anticipate staying here again!
On our way back to Zendo we passed a catamaran with the widest masts we’ve ever seen. Jonny stopped by to ask the owner about them. They don’t have a sail but they act as one as they fully articulate (turn in every direction). We didn’t get to see it in action unfortunately.
We pulled up anchor by 9:30. The 15 knot wind made for a little Chesapeake chop, but it wasn’t too bad. We made good progress on yet another beautiful and clear day.
After an uneventful cruise, we arrived at our anchorage on the Phoebus Channel in Hampton, VA by 3:30. This is a huge anchorage in a very large open area in a channel right off of the Hampton River. There were several large sailboats anchored there and room for many more. We found a spot that had plenty of space surrounding us. It wasn’t an idyllic setting by any means being somewhat exposed to the bay and with a busy elevated highway on both sides of the anchorage. But Jonny didn’t want to venture further up the river where there were a few other, much smaller anchorages. He was concerned that they would be full.
We took Archie in on the dinghy to Old Point Comfort Marina. It was located right next to Fort Monroe which was built for the War of 1812. Lincoln planned the battle to retake Norfolk there during the Civil War.
Although we thought the fort was still operational, we later discovered that the fort had been decommissioned. Interestingly, the fort itself was surrounded by a wide moat!
The area surrounding the fort was like a lovely village with a church, beautiful green spaces and even a coffee shop.
All the homes are now privately owned. The homes ranged from being quite grand and overlooking the water to more modest small two family homes.
We walked a little further and found an outdoor brew pub where we had some beers and talked by phone to Jonny’s cousin Robbie who lives in Maine.
Back on Zendo we had fish for dinner amid the rocking and rolling of our anchorage. Jonny went to bed early but I stayed up watching TV. By the time I went to bed, I couldn’t fall asleep for a long time because of the rolly anchorage. I thought Jonny was fast asleep but he got up and tried to sleep in the V berth. Sometime after 2 a.m. I finally fell asleep. This was NOT our favorite anchorage and I don’t anticipate staying here again!
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