September/October is the greatest cruising weather on the Chesapeake Bay. The days are still warm (to hot) but the nights cool off and humidity drops from the oppressive Jul/Aug weather. Sue and I decided to take advantage of the good weather and make a cruise of 7-10 days hitting various anchorages on either side of the bay. Playing off the weather/winds, we left our marina near Yorktown and sailed across the bay to the Eastern Shore and the Cement Ships anchorage south of Cape Charles near Kiptopeke.
In the 1948, after the end of WW-II, the Virginia transportation department formed a breakwater off the Kiptopeke Ferry Landing by sinking old war surplus concrete hulled merchant ships. With the building of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel the ferry no longer runs but the ships still provide a convenient anchorage spot. They are definitely eerie looking the first time you see them.
We had an excellent sail directly across the Bay without having to even tack once and arrived at Fleets Bay. The only issue was the multiple large fish traps just off the channel. Fortunately we had good visibility and as we worked our way into Little Bay to anchor we could make out how to safely pass by each of the trap areas. I'm very glad it wasn't a reduced visibility environment. 
After spending the night in Little Bay, the weather dictated that we sail back south to the Yorktown area the next day and spend a few days anchored in local waters. We decided to head for Goose Bay off Back Creek near Seaford, an anchorage we had been in before - isolated and protected. We had a good sail south and were anchored by late afternoon. Interestingly, the next morning we awoke to clear blue skies, but rolling fog banks flowing through the anchorage. For the most part there was enough visibility to be safe, but every so often it thickened up to zero visibility. I got to try out the fog horn PA system on my radio. 
We spent 3 days at the anchorage just relaxing. At one point a local fisherman stopped by to see if we were okay. They were not used to seeing cruising boats staying there for extended periods. We had nowhere to be and the scenery was great. Most every morning and evening we were treated to dolphins feeding around us.
With several days to sit and relax, Sue mounted up her hammock. She's becoming a hammock fan, commenting on how comfortable they are.
Its hard to beat sitting at anchor in a protected bay when the weather is fairly ideal, not too hot or cold or stormy. It was a great week and everything on the boat seemed to work properly. Great trip.
