Wrapping up April

April 17 - May 3, 2015

Moving steadily north, we opted for the Virginia Cut instead of the Dismal Swamp route that we'd taken on the way south.

Monster azaleas in Southport

Indigo Plantation in Southport was the first of a series of one night stops at a combination of anchorages and marinas, before arriving at Atlantic Yacht Harbor for a couple of nights.  There, Doug's nephew John was kind enough to provide transportation for provisioning followed by dinner with his fiancee Cameron and her boys.

Signs of spring -- Ospreys tending their nest.

Eagle watches us go by.

Then it was on through Norfolk and across the bay to anchor in the Hampton River.  Intending to anchor only 2 nights, a third was added as we waited for favorable winds to going into the Chesapeake.  The anchorage was lovely and handy to the city dock where we could take advantage of  their bathroom/shower facilities and easily enjoy the town.








On the way out, we met this big guy "Up close and personal"!!


Aircraft carrier #77, the Bush






We arrived in Deltaville, Virginia before noon on Wednesday, April 29 for 3 days. While Day Dreams was completing an insurance survey and some maintenance items, we biked to West Marine and the fish market.  Fortunately there was a courtesy car available for the grocery run, since rain had once again moved in.  We capped off the stay with cocktails and pizza aboard Day Dreams.






Just 2 anchorages now on our way to Washington DC.  The first, the Glebe, was just beautiful at sunset.

Full moon rising over Day Dreams

The second, Deep Point, just a good place to pull off in striking distance of DC.  We pulled out at 7am on Monday May 4, not a cloud in the sky -- the perfect bridge day for our arrival.  Docked side by side at 3:40 pm ready to "DO DC"!!!