November 2-6                        Hayes, Virginia

Although we had planned to stay in Crisfield for another day, weather reports indicated that rain was on the way.  We decided that we would continue our journey south.  We were very impressed with the nice folks at Somers Cove Marina and we hope to return there next year.

The sun was shining and the bay was calm when we exited the river.  Numerous crabbing boats were busy pulling in their nets.  By the time we reached Tangiers Bay, the wind had increased and the waves caused some rocking motion despite our stabilizer.  It was not as strong as we had experienced when we left Baltimore and we enjoyed a lovely day cruising the considerable distance from Crisfield to Severn River Marina in Mobjack Bay.

This was our last day of cruising for the year and we were a little sad.  We had begun our journey in May with the intent to reach Baltimore (which we did), inflict no damage on the boat (which we did not), nor harm ourselves (which we did not).  We accomplished our goals, the weather was cold, and we were ready to return to Fort Worth.  We changed our airline tickets and would leave on November 6 instead of November 12 as originally planned.

The folks at the marina came on board the next day and checked the items we had listed as needing repair or maintenance. David was confident that he could leave the boat in their professional care while we were in Texas.  We began the process of cleaning and packing. Some winterizing procedures were necessary to insure that the heads and water tank did not freeze if the weather turned really, really cold.

On Friday, the weather was warm and sunny.  The water was beautiful with the sunlight dancing and glistening on its surface.  We made every effort to use all the disposable food and planned to give most of it to the dockhands in the marina.  After receiving the rental car, we made a trip to Wal-Mart for heaters to provide necessary warmth to keep the water lines from freezing. The boat was clean, our bags were packed, and instructions were given for repair and maintenance.  We were ready to leave but sustained a lingering feeling of sadness that our journey was ended for 2010 and we were leaving our beautiful boat.