The Chesapeake Bay Won!

Before I tell you how the Chesapeake won, let me tell you about Urbanna.  We left Yorktown as the sun rose.  What a beautiful sunrise it was!  We were going to travel 57 miles to the town of Urbanna, about 20 miles up the Rappahannock River.  The trip up the river was very scenic and much less rough then yesterday.  Just like in Yorktown, the marina office is on winter hours until May 1st.  When I called to make a reservation, I had to call an alternate number.  The lady said we could dock and she would see us in the morning.  She said, “I will leave a key above the office door so you can use the laundry and the bikes.”  Sure enough, when we pulled in the key was right where she said it would be.   We needed groceries so we jumped on the bikes and headed up the hill into town.  We stopped at the drug store first and there was an out of the 50’s soda fountain!  Neither one of us had our camera.  Dang!   So enjoy pictures of the lighthouse on the river and the sunset in the marina!

We woke this morning to rain!  Should we stay or should we go?  Let’s stay!  A couple hours later it stopped raining and the wind forecast for today looked better than the wind forecast for tomorrow.  Our destination was Tangier Island which means we have to head back out the Rappahannock River and cross the mighty Chesapeake, 20 miles to the other side! 

Let’s go!  So off we went.  The rain had stopped and the waters on the river were relatively calm.  We should be fine.  NOT!!!!  We entered the main bay only to find the waves were 2 - 3 feet and worse yet they were on our beam.  Very uncomfortable and not worth continuing on for 20 miles.  So...........here we are in Deltaville!  The Chesapeake won!

We are docked on the “T” at the end of this dock!  Not much going on yet in Deltaville.   Deltaville is all about boats!  Once home to over 20 boatyards, the town has lost many of its master boat builders but the emphasis on boats still remains.  We are safe for the night and that is the main thing.

We decided to walk into town.  After walking about 2 miles we came to the hardware store, which is the main store in the town.  Not much else in Deltaville except very nice people and pretty scenery.

Walking back to the boat we noticed that each of the slips, although empty now are set up for some great summer parties.  The sign reads, “Beer, so much more than a breakfast drink!”

The rain is forecast to end tonight but the winds are supposed to blow harder tomorrow on the Bay and still be on our beam.  So............day 2 of the mighty Chesapeake winning.  We will check the weather in the morning but the plan is to stay in Deltaville one more day!

We continue to be living the dream!  Pat