Deltaville, Va.

     Arrived in Deltaville after a great sail from Reedville approx. 30 miles to the north. As we move south with any luck the weather should become warmer. Days are in mid 60's but with the wind it seems cool. We know we are getting south because as we came out of the harbour a pod of dolphins came out to see what we were up to. Soon after we had 4 pelicans fly over us, threatening to land on Mistress. Graceful birds but can't land to well. They are known to break atennas and other things on the mast.

    The harbour here is a challenge to get into, with a very narrow channel. It looks like you are going  right up on the lawn before turning hard port ( left) as you enter the harbour. A few tense moments.

   Since today again was forecast to have huge waves with gusts we chose stay and wait til tommorrow to go. We spent the day taking the loaner bikes and explore the town with our friends from Chasseur, Suzanne and Terry.

It was not without problems, we had to make minor adjustments to the back wheel as the chain kept coming off.

  
 We visited the West Marine, our favourite store then on to the museum but were sad to hear that it had burnt down in June. They lost all the artifacts in the main building but still had a number of antique boats docked in the back. A floating museum.

   In the morning we are off to Norfolk, Va. and on to the naval Museums and the start of the ICW but first a vist to Dave our friend who manages Rebel Marina, who we met back in Oswego, Ny.