Virginia

What a spectacular first day! Five+ hours at 20 knots in Indain summer weather.

About halfway into the trip, our course turned due south. We were steering 180 degrees, and -because of the position of the sun – the entire bay in front of us was silver shards of reflected sunlight. These are the moments that pay off all the preparation.

I tried to upload a movie of the sun on the water, but I broke the slow-speed internet here!

Here’s a shot of Freedom docked in Smith Point Marina. I don’t think I would ever stay here again…As you can see, there’s not much here: Me, Guinness, and a beautiful creek. Plus some frozen lasagna.

I elected to stay here because it’s where a friend of mine stayed when he made this trip. I was desperate for information and advice based on real hands-on experience. I figured if he did it, I should do it.

The water here is so shallow that we barely made it into the marina!

Nevertheless, I’m very satisfied – a start well made. We’re halfway down the Bay already.