Day 8: November 23, 2008

Port: Norfolk (36.83N 76.3W)

Weather: The weather today, while better than before, had winds of 9-13 mph from the East. It was sunny, clear skies, and therefore a lot warmer. The temperatures were a high of 43 with a low of 23 during the night. The humidity averaged 69%.

Today was fairly uneventful motoring, comparatively. We left Deltaville this morning around 700 for Norfolk, Va. Having had an exciting last day out, we decided to keep this day pretty cool, ie. not do anything crazy. The weather was a complete opposite of what we had coming into Deltaville, so we plunked down the bay for 43.5 nautical miles. There were light winds, small waves, and the sun was shining brightly. We just motored, keeping it simple. With the slight wind and currents pushing us along, we actually got to Norfolk a lot quicker than predicted. We worked our way to Little Creek in Norfolk and arrived at 1402 in the afternoon. We decided to stay at Cobb’s Marina, which is where John and Betsy Morris have their boat. They, thank you both so much, set it up for us to come in to the marina’s only T-dock for a few days. We hailed John on the VHF to let him know we were coming in. They would meet us at the dock to help tie us.

Right on Little Creek is the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base. We got to watch 3 hovercrafts fly by us on the water and keep going right up the sandy beach and into the yard. It was so amazing to see them completely turn from water vessel to land vehicle. We saw so many naval vessels coming into the channel. I could have stared all day long. I love looking at all the ships and boats they have.

John and Betsy met us at the dock, we tied up, and relaxed for a bit. Mom and Dad went on with John and Betsy for dinner, showers, and laundry, while Scott came to pick me up. We will be staying here for a little bit.

GWHS!