We spent the first days of June deciding which chores could be delayed until July and finishing up the chores that were started. Alex spent time napping on Jim's visors on the lower helm station. As soon as that was accomplished, we left Sailcraft and headed north.

On Friday, June 12, we were in the Alligator-Pungo Canal when we came up behind a huge dredge/barges/pipes/tug named Goose Creek. Naturally, the ICW is a narrow channel here....it was pass it or travel at 3 knots! We slowly passed trying to stay in deep water. Later, we found out that it was over 3,000' long. On Saturday, June 13 we were approaching one of the drawbridges in VA and who was waiting for the opening? Goose Creek and it was a narrow channel again. On Tuesday, June 16 we arrived in Waterside Marina in Norfolk which is one of Jim's favorite cities as the river traffic is fascinating to watch. One night we took the Elizabeth River Ferry over to Portsmouth. The ferry is the oldest in America, well not the actual ferry but the route, as it was established in 1636. We had dinner at The Bier Garden, a wonderful German restaurant that is now on our return list.