Good bye to Deep Creek Lock
09 June 2010 | Deep Creek, VA to Mobjack Bay
Mike
June 2nd, 2010 Deep Creek, to East River, Mobjack Bay
We had coffee with Robert at 8 a.m. with thank-yous and good-byes. Then it was back to cast off lines. By 8:30 the south bound traffic was locked through and Robert drove down to the Bridge a block away to open it for northbound boats. There was one. We followed it into the lock and shortly after 9 we were on our way to Norfolk.
At 9:45 we reached the Gilmerton Bridge and got to wait first for two trains, and then for a bridge inspection. We were there for an hour. By 1p.m. we finally cleared the tunnel at the mouth of Hampton Roads and were in the Bay again.
We headed north not really knowing where we were going. It was calm most of the time, but by 4 there was enough wind to raise a sail and lower the rpms. We ended up in the East River off Mobjack Bay and anchored a couple of miles upstream.
It seemed like a long day but we only went about 4 miles from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. so it's not surprising.
I grilled a pork loin for dinner, which we had with a good helping of broccoli and then did some computer work.