Deltaville to Hampton, VA

Day #353; Loop Miles to Date = 4,276

Well...our plan was to leave Deltaville early last Wednesday so that we could catch the best possible weather/current window for our trip to Hampton. We had over 50 miles of open water to traverse on the Bay, so we were looking for some reasonable conditions. The forecast wasn't entirely friendly, but it was worse later in the week so we decided to go for it. We got off early (6:30am), and it didn't take long to understand that it was going to be a long day in fairly heavy seas. Not our favorite travel scenario, but we decided to press on. We had 3' seas most of the way, and then the last 10 miles or so, we found ourselves in 4' to 6' seas. Needless to say...we were delighted to pull into our slip in a protected marina at about noon. A long morning, but safe and sound none the less.

So, we've been camped out here since then, and will likely be here another couple of days. We canceled a stop in Cape Charles because the weather wasn't friendly to get over there. And tomorrow we were going to head to Smithfield for a day, but the weather tomorrow looks a bit unsettled. So, we're gonna take a car ride instead to go visit there today (Monday). We will decide tomorrow when we want to leave here and head further south.

Last Friday, we took a day trip to Colonial Williamsburg, and enjoyed a beautiful day walking the streets of this wonderful town. It was busy there, but not slammed with tourists like it must get on weekends or in the summer. We had fun just poking around and soaking it all in...and of course doing some shopping. We didn't take a ton of pics, but here are a few...

Bruton Parish Church...an active parish for over 300 years.

Some rather famous names are associated with this church...General George Washington to name one. We also saw a pew for Thomas Jefferson.

A beautiful garden that was tucked in behind one of the houses...we're not entirely sure that we were supposed to be back here, but it was gorgeous.

We've spent the rest of our time here just enjoying Hampton...wandering around. Plus, we had a rental car for a few days, so we managed to get quite a few other things accomplished as well. We provisioned at Costco, spent a few hours in Bass Pro Shops, stopped in at Petsmart, found a couple of good eateries, saw a movie, and even went bowling just for kicks!

A neat house we encountered walking the streets of Hampton...it was for sale, so Sandy decided to give it a peek!

Our spot for the week. We're not sure if these are necessarily Christmas lights already, but they sure do look pretty. That's a restored carousel in the background with some beautifully restored wooden horses. It's run by the city of Hampton, and is still open every day.

And now, off to Smithfield for the day...