Grafton. Va.

Cruising on ICW through Norfolk, Va. 

Dare Marina and lighthouse 

We left Coinjock around 7am trying to catch the 9am locking. Before we left we met Foster Folsom from Charleston, S.C. HE is retired from the Dept of Natural Resources and enjoys the outdoors. He was helping transport a sailboat to Warwick, R.I. and he was admiring Alan's kayak and the name of our boat. He just recently bought a old farmhouse in Nova Scotia and looking forward to his summers there. He is about our age and trading time for money . Our philosophy is about the same as his enjoy life now , because you never know what is around the corner for you. 

We actually made all the bridges and lock without much delay today. We cruised by the naval ships and at one time I guess I was drifting a little too close for their comfort because ALan saw a guy up on deck with his m16 and looking at us through his binoculars. Needless to say I quickly adjusted my course. We went by here with the Linnea Jo about 27 years ago and cruised right under an aircraft carrier. Boy, it really shows you how times have changed . As we started cruising on the Cheasapeake we were headed to an anchorage in the Poquoson River. It was another rough day in the water. The wind had increased to 25 knots. We made it to the river and fueled up at Dare Marina. We cruised to a creek and dropped the hook, but it wouldn't hold. We happened to turn on the weather radio and heard a hazzard warning for weather. We went back to Dare marina and got a slip for the night.