Two Day R&R

This was one of Natures treats after our Tropical Storm/Hurricane. On Sunday it was impossible to believe that on Saturday we were right in the eye of the storm. We had beautiful sunny skies and pleasant temperatures. Mother Nature sure can get angry and have a mood change quickly. There were some trees down and some were without electric but nothing like it could have been. I guess it was good practice in case a full blown hurricane does hit us.
















Larry took Monday and Tuesday off so we could go play. After putting our boat back in order we dropped our dock line and went sailing. The winds were light and we put out the sails for a pleasant sail out into the Chesapeake Bay. When the winds started to pick up we headed up the Rappahannock River and to Carters Creek, where we dropped the anchor and spent the night. We didn't expect to get a quiet nights sleep, winds were to pick up to 25 knots during the night but it never happened. We had a great night. On Tuesday we lounged around and had a cooked breakfast. Larry decided to dive the boat and clean some of the growth off. He was surprised at how easy the barnacles came free. While we were in the Keys he had to almost chisel them off.

We left around 11:00 AM and sailed back down the river to Deltaville. The wind had started to gain speed by the time we got to our channel. We docked and within an hour the heavy weather came with a vengeance. It was short lived but I think it was more forceful than on Saturday. It rained again during the night and today it has been over cast and in the low 70's. The temperature is to stay in the 70's over the next few days. I know for most areas that's warm but for us it means a sweater. I am amazed at how we have become use to the high temperatures and this feels cold.

The picture is of the bridge over the Rappahannock River and that connects us to a short cut to Kilmarnock. This bridge is celebrating it's 50 th Birthday this year. It's hard to believe that only 50 years ago one had to take a ferry across the river or rivah as it is pronounced here. We went under it to get to Carter's Creek.
















We were keeping a close eye on this tug as we approached the bridge. We were solely under sail and uncertain if we would be sharing the span with him but he reached the bridge several minutes before us.