Freezing cold in Virginia

For all of you who thought we were nice and warm on our boat heading south....well we are freezing cold. This morning going up on deck there was a layer of frost which made it quite treacherous and dangerous. Tried hard not to take a unwelcome dunk in the water. No thanks.... not craving a bath that much. Last night not to annoy our sailboat neighbors we decided not to run the noisy generator so hence forego the heater. Woke up with frost on our noses.
So we are officially in the ICW. We had hoped to do the Dismal Swamp Canal but when we arrived at the lock, the lock master highly recommended that we turn around and do the Virginia Cut due to the heavy duck weeds that can make your engine overheat. Don’t need any engine problems so we and the other sailboat waiting to go through the lock decided to turn around.
We docked at the public dock in Chesapeake Virginia for 2 days waiting for the winds to die down. We decided to head for the grocery store to stock up. On our way out with our groceries a man offered us a ride saying he knew we were off a boat....did we smell that bad!!!! Not sure so we took a shower today 😃
Will be chasing the heat and sun quite hard for the next 3 or 4 days.⚓️⛵️🌞
Cheers
Mike and Pierrette






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  1. Derrer FamilyNovember 14, 2019 at 6:03 PM

    We hope you get to the heat soon! By the way we are loving the pictures.

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