Bellatrix

Portsmouth

20 September 2014

Well I spoke too soon. Today was what I expected the lower bay to be, 4-6 foot following seas, we bounced a lot. We sailed out of Cape Charles at 0900 and sailed till we got to the inlet at Hampton Roads. We dropped sail and started to motor as the sea tossed us around quite a bit until we got well inside the inlet. 

Whoa!!!

After that we became part of a Search and Rescue. We passed a Sunfish sailboat that was bottom up with no sign of the sailor. We hailed the Coast Guard with our position and circled while waiting for them to arrive and looking for the sailor. The Coast Guard arrived and we continued to Portsmouth still keeping a eye out for someone in the water. The Coast Guard later passed us, turned around and let us know the sailor was accounted for. (?)

We had dinner tonight at Cafe Europa. Mediterranean food, excellent. We had a bottle of Le Crema Pinot Noir, wonderful (Tom Gilbert, thought of you).

Off to the beginning of the Dismal Swamp tomorrow.

Which way do we go?

USS Harry Truman Nimitz Class Carrier 2 Nuclear reactors it can stay at sea 25 years