Finally got out of Portsmouth around 2 p.m. Decided to make as much headway as we could as we were trying to make Baltimore no later than August 9. We got as far as Hampton, Virginia. From the guidebook, we were expecting some nice bars and restaurants, however, everything was pretty much buttoned up. We did go into a hotel by the anchorage, but it was dead. So much for the guidebook! Needless to say, we were up and at it early, heading up the coast for our next stop, Deltaville, VA.
Going up the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay was a little hairy. There were huge Naval warships, as they call them, being escorted by much smaller tugboats. One called to us on the radio informing us that they were going to pass us, then cut in front of us. We, of course, indicated we would slow down and let them by--what choice did we have. All worked out well however. It is amazing to see those huge ships maneuver into a dock amidst other huge ships. They do it adeptly, however.
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