Adventure in Virginia: Part 1
I arrived in Norfolk Virginia on October 22, 2022 where I met up with Rachael. I am living at Rachael’s house childhood house right now. I’m staying with her family until Dan gets here. Once Dan is here, we’re going to go stay on the boat at the Marina and in our car. On October 24 we were supposed to get the boat hauled out. That didn't happen because the swell was too high on our scheduled departure date. We attempted, nonetheless, to sail the boat in 30 mph winds, with 3-7.5 foot waves in a small craft advisory. After getting out three miles with the wind and waves against us, black smoke coming out of the engine...and rain, we turned around, deciding the conditions were too intense, and our engine's stamina was too uncertain. The process of getting the boat taken out of the water consists of a 6(ish?) mile send around the Grandview Nature Preserve.The Grandview Nature Preserve covers 500 out of 950,000 square miles of wetlands in the United States. It can be accessed on ...