From our anchorage in the North River it was a 2hr transit up past Coinjock Marina and on to the Currituck Sound. After passing through the narrow and shallow section north of Coinjock, we were able to let out the genoa sail and get a boost from the strong southwesterly winds.
We zipped along at nearly hull speed with the engine only having to work at a leizurely pace. The were a few strong gusts we weren't expecting that heeled us over and made a mess down below, but no disasters. Just a bit of clean up to do.
We wind our way up the North River which is mostly through grassy marshland, and eventually come to the Virginia Cut canal that connects between the North River and the Elizabeth River through Norfolk.
There are a couple of opening bridges to pass through along the canal but no delays.
Rivah sleeps most of the days now when we aren't pitching back and forth. She'll use anything handy to rest her head on.
We had hoped to tie up to the nice dock before the Great Bridge bridge, but there was no room there, 5 boats tied up, so we had to pass through the bridge and tie up to the sidewall. Even on that rougher side, it was nearly full. We were lucky to grab the last available spot behind the other 5 boats already tied up at 2pm.
We'll be here at Great Bridge for a couple days as we have to wait for the northerly winds to die down before we can head up the Chesapeake for home. A frontal system with thunderstorms came through last evening, so today there are gusty northwest winds. We should be able to continue on tomorrow.
