Normally our stay at the Ft Monroe anchorage is uneventful. This time we had 15-20 kt winds from the west. The boat pitched and rolled all night - no one got any sleep. You could hear the waves under the hull - it was like listening to the waves as they hit the beach.
I was happy to get underway. We took on 375 gallons of diesel fuel in Portsmouth. By noon we were ready to put on our shorts. There's one lock in Great Bridge but it is really an easy one. When we passed through the lock we got the last spot on the wall at Great Bridge. There were 2 other Defevers there; aCapella (Jeff & Karen Siegel of Active Captain), and Claire de Lune. John Peach, Palette, was also moored. We watched the American Cruise Ship, Independence, pass through the lock.
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| Cruise Ship Independence |
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| Coinjock Marina |
1 November 2010 - Great Bridge, VA to Coinjock, NC
Needless to say we both got a well deserved good nights sleep. We cleared the bridge beyond our mooring at 1000. This part of the ICW deserves the name you often hear given - The Ditch. There are lots of stumps in the water on both sides. We decided to stop in Coinjock at the Midway marina where friends, Dick & Elle Lassman are staying aboard Summer Wind. We've never stopped here before, normally we anchor a little farther south. Coinjock is just a bump on the road. You can see it from the highway bridge when you travel to the Outer Banks. It is a very popular stop for boats that do not want to anchor. Weather permitting, we will set out for Manteo (on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks) tomorrow. This be be a first for us.
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