Adventures in the Honga River & Tangier VA

We sailed south on the Chesapeake with "Charmed" towards the Honga River, about 45 miles. Upon rounding the marker at the entrance to the river, we went aground in 4'6" of water. After about 1/2 hour of attempts to get off, we called Boat US for a tow. Jim had set an anchor and put up the sails - about 5 minutes after placing the call, we were unstuck and moving in deep water again! Just after sunset we had our anchor set and we were ready for dinner with Craig & Debbie. At 0730 on 10/15/08, we headed down the Tangier Sound for Tangier VA about 30 miles south. What an absolutely incredible place. An Island with no cars, about 700 residents, a town totally dependent on crabbing and oystering. We pulled into a slip at Parks Marina. There is no anchoring in Tangier. We had hoped to eat dinner at Hilda Crocketts Chesapeake House, but she was closed. After dealing with our disappointment, we ate crabcakes at Lorraine's Restaurant, took a long walk, a dinghy ride, and ended the evening with 3 episodes of Gilligan's Island on "Charmed". Today we left Tangier at 0930; fueled up and headed towards the Potomac River for a trip to Washington DC.