4/29/15: We cooled our heels in and around Deltaville waiting for weather to settle on the bay. The stay at Fishing Bay Harbor Marina was nice. Facilities are good, the staff friendly and the wi-fi reliable. There was a courtesy car we used briefly on two different days to get provisions and ice.

Early today we slipped the lines and headed out. I can't imagine a nicer day in the Chesapeake. It was definitely a motoring day and the sail boats that tried sailing reverted to the iron Genny quickly. There was a 1 to 2' swell, mostly following with a few wind ripples on the surface. For a good part of our trip up the bay, we had a following current. After turning into the Potomac we did meet a current of less than 1/2 a knot. We really felt we were getting close as we rounded Smith Point Light and headed up river.

It seems we rushed the season, leaving when we did. Most boats in this area are still pulled for the winter and slips are empty. We're grateful we don't have to pull and shrink wrap our boat every year.

Becky, Chuck and Jack were at the dock shortly after we arrived for a happy hour welcoming. What a nice way to wrap up a pleasant day on the water.

It's nice to have completed our first objective of this summer's cruise. We will hang out here a couple of days, then take a rental car back to New Bern. That will be our pattern for most of the summer, two or three weeks cruising followed by a week or two at home. Lynn says we covered 325+ nautical miles on this section. More to come.