Coinjock

Tonight, we are staying at Coinjock, VA, home of the famous 32 ounce prime rib. Yes, you heard me right! The weird name AND the size of the rib.

So cool that we are already deep into Virginia.

We had a spectacular run down from Portsmouth. The earlier part of this leg was slow – the Great Lock, lots of No Wake Zones, and bridges that open only at certain times. Here’s a shot of Guinness waiting for an opening at the Great Lock.

This was our first experience transiting a lock, and we were quite apprehensive about it, since the waterway guides warned us that we’d need control lines fore and aft. Guinness has a hard time handling lines, because he does not have thumbs, so I was concerned that I might not be able to handle both lines. As it turned out, the rise is only about 6 feet, and I was able to control the boat easily myself.

Then, once we got through the last bridge at MM 15, the fog burned off, and the last 35 miles were awesome. We ended up in line behind two Beneteau Fast Trawlers, and we did the last 35 miles at 17 knots. (nice cruising speed)

Total time Portsmouth to Coinjock: just under 6 hours. Left at 7:15; tied up at 1PM.

Ceasar salad with shrimp for lunch. Looking forward to that prime rib!