Batten Down Them ‘Atches!

Norfolk to York River: 18^th September

Now, you’ll recall that September is peak ‘cane month.  So far, 2019 had seen an offering of storms of varying dimensions rolling slowly up the US east coast.  One day perfect – definitely not the next!  So it was for our journey to York River.  Ordinarily, this should have been a fun couple of hours on the water.  Somehow, I think we met up with Humberto’s leftovers.  

This looked to be a floating ship's skeleton

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse

As we left Elizabeth River, it seemed a Navy and Coast Guard's worth of ships were coming in.  Was this a warning sign?  From Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, we put up sail; not for speed but to control the bollocking nature was delivering in spades.  Things calmed down a bit once we made York River.  However, the Magpies certainly earned their boating stripes that day for sure.  And yes, nobody wanted lunch on the way…

Hooray!  Safely docked in York River Yacht Haven Marina for a few days.  Even better, our neighbours had a Siamese cat!