Almost there...

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We are almost to the second big step of our trip. Norfolk. We left Solomons on October 22nd, heading to a little fisherman village called Reedville. I’m not sure what we were expecting, but we arrived in a place where only fishing fleets are active, and where menhaden processing plants are cooking. It smells. 😬 Everything else was closed for the season. But we spent a peaceful night there. 

We left early in the morning, heading to Deltaville. It was rocky. Not bad, just the wrong kind of waves. Julianne got sick. In our bedroom! We had to empty it in a minute, and we got lucky enough to dock in a marina where people were super nice and let us use their laundry room and showers. It was the BEST shower ever!!! We then anchored close to Deltaville for the night. 

In the morning, we left to enjoy the northwestern winds to get to Hampton. It was heavy. We spent the day in the cockpit, surviving. At least that’s what it felt like for me. Waves coming from everywhere, just like an angry St-Lawrence river. We made it to Back river only to find out that it was way too far to get into town. But we were SO so happy to be out of the waves at the end of the day that we partied by watching the third episode of Star Wars and drinking bloody Caesars!!! Clamato is hard to find in the States... 😜 

The last stretch to Hampton was an easy one, with 10 knots winds pushing us toward our destination. We even had some company for a moment, just the time to rest a little! Hopefully it went back home...


Finally, made it to Hampton. To have left over winds from Willa. Two days stuck on the boat. As soon as the winds went down, we went for a stroll. We found this pretty little heaven right next to our anchorage! Plenty of room to play for the kids, and cider for us. Happy Saturday!!







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