Urbanna Once Again

Urbanna, Virginia
N 37 38.248 W 076 34.146

We made a bad choice last night. Just around dark, with 2-3 hours to go to Deltaville, the wind died out. There was a shallow part nearby. We decided to anchor there for the night exposed out on Chesapeake Bay. Well, needless to say, NOAA weather let us down. About the time we went to bed the wind picked up again and it blew around 15 knots. Within an hour or so the waves built up. So we rocked and creaked all night long. I had to get up 5 times to check on strange noises or to find things rolling around. Neither one of us slept. We really regret our choice of anchoring spot.

At 0500, first light, we hoised anchor and continued to Deltaville. We had both wind and current against us so we only made 2 knots using the engine. 3 hours later we made it to Jackson Creek, and guess what --- the wind stopped.

I went to West Marine in Deltaville to buy a new fender to replace the one that exploded on me. This on is a Taylor brand from Gloversville, NY. It has a lifetime guarantee.

We found out that neither Deltaville nor Urbanna have Memorial Day parades. Too bad. We decided to move on to Urbanna to spend the weekend. We really like it here.

One plus, compared to previous visits to Urbanna. Today, I'm picking up WIFI from here on the boat.