Sweltering Heat in the Chesapeake

We left Sailcraft on Saturday, June 4th. We motored 68 miles -swatting horseflies - to arrive at the bottom of the Alligator River to anchor at Tuckahoe Point for the night. We met up with Michael & Francine on "Valkyrie" who we had been looking forward to meeting; so we had radio company along the way. Next day we motored up the Alligator, had a bumpy crossing of the Albemarle, up the Pasquatank to Elizabeth City, NC; where we were stopped for Hydroplane Races for an hour or so; then motored to anchor behind Goat Island with "Valkyrie". On Monday, we went through the Dismal Swamp and made it to Portsmouth, VA to anchor at Hospital Point. After a day, to check out Norfolk, we moved over to Old Point Comfort, to set ourselves up for a day of sailing up the Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, there was no wind; so again the motor was our friend, and got us to Jackson Creek in Deltaville, VA where we had an unexpected fun evening with Greg & Michele from "Argonauta". The next two days we spent at Doziers Regatta Point Marina visiting Jim & Sue from "Palmetto Moon". The temperature climbed to 105 degrees! It was a sweltering 95 degrees in the boat! On to anchor again at Little Bay in Fleets Bay for the night. Yesterday, we weighed anchor at 0730, and motored again - 49 miles - to arrive in Solomons, MD, 10 minutes before a severe thunderstorm came through! The good news is that this front brought with it much cooler, more comfortable temperatures!