Nice Day to be on the Water (Day 009)

From: Solomon’s Islands, MD Mill Creek ANchorage MM 97.5
To: Indian Creek Anchorage, VA MM 146.0
L/L: 37 41 48N 76 21 17W
Distance Traveled: 57.6

Weather: Sunny; light and variable; temp range 63 - 79 degrees; calm bay; water temp 69.0 degrees

Point No Point Lighthouse

Comment: The bay was calm today. We were in a parade of over one dozen sailboats and an equal or greater number of trawlers, most headed south. Besides the decrease in degrees of latitude, we observed the first pelican of the trip. Pelicans are usually the first harbingers on our southward progress. Dolphins are the next.

We anchored in Indian Creek in the very quiet Pitman Cove. I’ve use this anchorage one other time and we both agree that it may be better, although not as convenient for shopping, as Jackson Creek in Deltaville, VA.

Tug and Barge in Indian Creek

Sunset from Indian Creek anchorage in Pitman's Cove, Kilmarnock, VA