4 Oct 2008, Heading Southfinally, 38 19.97 N/ 076 26.95 W
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 We left the well at 0710 ET with
W@15-20 kt winds and a chilly 57 degrees F on our face. We motored to
Herring Bay G1 and unfurled the jib and 'jigger'. Winds were puffy but
we achieved 8.3 kts STW which for us is lightning fast. Not bad. All
was well until we turned into 'Pax' river and Ann slumped to the cockpit
floor and begged "douse the gennie!" Bob obeyed and life was good. The
wind was very puffy in the river and was nearly on the nose. The anchor
was dropped at 1330 ET. SV First Edition followed us in and anchored
just a bit close to Jule. We looked. They looked. Oh well, there was
no wind and we were swinging at about the same rate. We said hi and
they said hi. Not bad.
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 Today, First Edition left for repairs on their chartplotter
which had been attacked by a lightning bolt a few weeks back. We headed
for shore in the dinghy and tied up at the Holiday Inn where we
subsequently found a Roy Rogers fast food restaurant. We loved Roy
Rogers but there are not many of them left. Sadly, we really enjoyed
our feast.,,so much that we bought a few more burgers for dinner. Lynn
and Peter of SV First Edition returned to the anchorage but put a little
distance between the boats. They invited us for drinks which we gladly
accepted. We had a good time chatting and comparing notes. The next
morning, we were greeted by two native swans who were interested in
breakfast. Bozo Bob left his hat on First Edition so we hailed them and
did a hat transfer as we left.
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5 Oct 2008, On to Reedville VA, 37 50.37 N/ 076 16.85 W
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 We left Solomon's at 0715 ET with light
SE winds. At 0845, the winds increased to SE@15-20 kts. We raised the
jib and 'jigger' but we were pinching and getting he heck beat out of
us. So we turned around like the fair weather sailors that we were.
However, at 0950 we received the latest weather report which indicated
that the wind would back to the east today but veer to the south
tomorrow. Fortunately, the wind was already heading for the east so we
turned around again. It still was not very comfortable, especially as
the wind died and the sea did not ease. We used the motor much of the
day. We entered the Great Wicomico at 1550 ET and headed up the
Cockrell Creek to Reedville. Anchor went down at 1650 ET with one other
boat anchored near the Crazy Crab restaurant. Several of the locals
came by to say 'hi' and tell us we should anchor on the 'good' side of
the creek. We told them we would check it out the next day.
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 We got up at 0710 ET and proceeded to debug the 'toy'
(chartplotter) as it was failing pretty routinely. While Bob was
working on the 'toy' he broke his 12 volt outlet board. Needless to say
he was not very happy. He managed to repair the board but another day
would decide whether he fixed the toy. Later, we headed for the Crazy
Crab for lunch (very good) and then explored the town. Part of the
exploration was at the local ice cream store. Then we hopped into the
dinghy to explore the 'good' side of the creek as we had promsed. There
we met Dave working on his sailboat. He told us of the 5,000 sq ft
house that was for sale next to him. Hmmm. No, not now.
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 The night was calm and the sunset
quite brilliant as we contemplated the victory of the Washington
Redskins against the Philadelphia Eagles (American football). Ann is
crazy about football and her 'Skins'. We readied the boat for
tomorrow's departure to Norfolk, weather permitting. Forecast is OK but
who knows.
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