Off the Dock

Deltaville to Kilmarnock |  2.8 Hours  |  13 Miles 

Departure day was finally upon us. We woke up eager to take care of a few last items and then get on our way. We looked out the window and all we could see was FOG. The warm, moist air over the cold water provided the perfect conditions for a blanket of advection fog to settle over the marina. So we waited a few more hours. Just before 11:00 we pulled out of our slip. Visibility in the marina was pretty good as we passed by the Stingray Point Marina lighthouse. 

Knowing that the holding tank can never be too empty, we stopped for a one last pumpout. We followed Stella Blue out of Broad Creek and into the Rappahannock River where the fog was dense and visibility limited. In a surreal, artsy scene, the gray sky and still gray water blended without a distinct horizon and the day markers cast colorful reflections. With 1BC behind us, we could sit back and relax for a few moments.

We could see Stella Blue only on radar and followed our previous tracks around Windmill Point and into Little Bay. The grain silos adjacent to Chesapeake Boat Basin were hiding in the fog, but seeing to tie up was no problem. I watched the end of Wake Forest's Gator Bowl victory and then gave into a nap. Two months of hurry up and wait were over and we were off the dock. Robyn and Joe from Stella Blue came over with a delicious New Year's Eve dinner. We stayed up later than normal, but did not make it to midnight to see the 2022 arrive. In our new setting, Boater's Midnight arrives a few hours earlier.