A grand time

Thirty five years sailing the Chesapeake and we’ve never ventured onto the Rappahanock River.  Shame on us! It’s a beautiful area.  We anchored in Carter Creek for a couple days to wait out a cold front. Great protection and calm waters. The Tides Inn was close by but way out of our range. The eastern branch of the river was more our style.

But the best part of the trip is that we have a new crewmember aboard. Rebecca, our oldest grand, is joining us for the first month of our trip.  She will be with us from Deltaville to some point south, probably Beaufort, NC.  One of her main requests was to see dolphins.  So what did we see on the Rappahanock? A pod of dolphins that frolicked alongside and showed off their jumping skills. Success!!

Then we moved farther into the river and visited Urbana. Now a sleepy little spot, it was once a major tobacco shipping and inspection port. Also a place to get a fantastic bowl of she-crab soup!

Now it’s time to start south.

But if not…