Leaving Norfolk

Wednesday, June 19 C.O.D. Again!! We left Norfolk just before 6. It was drizzling a little. The harbor was very busy, so we fed Carol and Mike lots of tea. The good news is that, within an hour, the sky had cleared and the sun was shining. We even had enough wind to put up the sail. It was a good day. We even went over seven knots. The only excitement for the day was ship sightings. Mike saw a tall ship way in the distance. We all saw lots of navy ships heading down the bay. I believe they were leaving Baltimore's Sailabration. For lunch, we had a great fish and shrimp salad. I mixed up dinner leftovers - Peggy's Mahi Mahi, my whitefish, and Carol's shrimp. Add some mayonnaise, celery and carrots and you get a really tasty fish salad! Good use of restaurant leftovers, too! We ended up dropping the hook in Mill Creek in Virginia. We were early enough to set up the blender. Jacob had a mango apricot slushy. We had the adult version-yes, that would be with rum. Not much though- we finally ran out of rum. Time to go back ti the islands. Since it was still sunny, Jacob decided he would go swimming. He put his feet in. Peggy put her feet in. It was COLD! Feet came out. Time passed. Jacob decided to go swimming. He got in this time. He came right back out. Yes, the water is still pretty cold. Carol and I put out feet in for a while as well. It was cold, but it felt good!  For dinner Mike made beef stroganoff from a complete mix by Betty Crocker. It was pretty good for a mix.