Virginia

     We are now in the land of Southern accents. I've never spent time in the South, (except for Florida), but so far I am enjoying it. The people are friendly, the land is beautiful, and the weather isn't so brutally frigid at night.
     After leaving Annapolis we went to Solomons, Maryland where we spent two lovely nights enjoying luxuriously hot showers and protected waters. We stayed at a marina the first night and my mom and I were allowed the use the marina bikes. They were sweet old one speeds, and we pedaled all around the little town of Solomons.
     After departing Solomons we went to Deltaville, Virginia.  Deltaville isn't exactly the most hopping little town, but it was quiet and well protected. During our stay, we went on a grocery run and found some charming older gentlemen that sold us tomatoes and eggs from their roadside stand. (Irrelevant side note: the name Deltaville inspired my mother to sing a miserable rendition of the song Delta Dawn. Thanks to her multiple performances the song was stuck in my head for a good 48 hours.)
     This morning we left Deltaville and headed towards Norfolk. The wind was very strong out of the north and it quickly filled Chesapeake Bay with white caps. We made decent time getting there, but the constant rolling of the boat is tiring. We are anchored off of Hampton Roads, right between a busy interstate highway and an old fort. Not exactly scenic, but that's alright. We're going to go to a more convenient anchorage in Hampton tomorrow and hopefully meet up with my cousin Samantha for a visit on Sunday.
     Here are some pictures of the past few days.

Dad fixing the wind indicator on the top of the mast...

A sailboat at sunset at Deltaville.

On the way to Deltaville we saw the Pride of Baltimore (a replica of an early Baltimore Clipper.)
She was BEAUTIFUL!