Dozier's Regatta Point, Deltaville VA

(Wed May 25 - Dist: 58.4 mi; Avg Speed: 10.8 mph; TTT: 5:25 hrs)

To continue on our journey north we had to pass the same areas that the Victory Rover took us on when touring the naval yards.  We said goodbye to Norfolk and to Portsmouth across the river.  The buildings in the second photo are of the Naval Hospital.  The small white building on the right was the original hospital built in 1927 if I remember correctly.

We passed the coal terminal where there were a number of ships being loaded including the Sunrise Serenity which was being towed from the dock in order to head out to sea.   Most of the coal which is mined from Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland is shipped from this terminal.

Also along the way we passed the largest Naval fuel depot, one of three container loading / unloading docks, and of course the Naval Station.  I believe that I already mentioned that it was the largest naval yard in the world. 

Once we were passed the naval station we were in Chesapeake Bay very near the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean.  It was a beautiful day, the winds were light and the Bay was flat.  We decide to go up on plane and enjoy the ride to Deltaville. 

We stayed at Dozier's Regatta Point Marina which was quite nice except that drinking water was scarce and actually comes from a reverse osmosis system.  In the end it was not really a problem because we could use the water from our on board tanks.  The pool was very nice and so was the veranda with the rocking chairs.  We did borrow the courtesy vehicle to go to West Marine and the grocery store.  It was a very small town.  This is another area where boats out number citizens by at least 3:1.  All in all a good stop for the night.