Jun 062011
Thursday we departed the dock at 6:20 AM heading north on the ICW. It started out cool and clear and stayed clear even though a hot breeze piped up.
At 7:05 PM we were docked in Bay Point Marina in Norfolk,VA off Little Creek, across from the Navy SEALs. This is a milestone in the journey because it is the beginning/end of the ICW. We celebrated with a meal prepared aboard, with the luxuries of air conditioning to cool the boat after heating up the stove, and calmness so the stove wasn’t gimbling back and forth to keep it horizontal.
Going north we still have choices to make about going “inside” or “outside” on the Atlantic Ocean. It will depend on the weather, timing, and desire to take six days to get somewhere versus an overnighter.