We departed Norfolk on Monday morning; the weather forecast was for good weather though cool and cloudy. the wind was expected to come up in the afternoon so we departed early. The trip went well, always very interesting traveling through that area with all of the naval shipyards. As we turned into the Chesapeake Bay, the wind picked up and so did the swells. They increased to about 5 feet which wasn't a problem until the oil pressure on the starboard engine fluctuated and Harry had to shut it down. As Leslie drove, Harry checked the oil in the engines to find the starboard engine quite low. As usual, he had checked it before our departure. We canceled our destination and began looking for a marina that could handle engine work; we headed for York River Yacht Haven on Sarah's Creek. We were pleased to find a large, well equipped marina. It turns out that we are in the best marina in the area to have an engine worked on but this is a busy time with people getting their boats ready for the "season" and found it will be at least a couple of weeks before they can get to us. At this point, we don't know how long it will take to fix the problem or how serious it is but have a suspicion it will be several weeks before we will again be on our way. For the time being, "somewhere" means Sarah's Creek.
We have been exploring Sarah's Creek by dinghy. Sarah's Creek is directly across the York River from the Yorktown Battlefield and the historic town of Yorktown. The Marina owner loaned us his truck to take our bikes across the bridge to ride on some fantastic trails there on Sunday and Saturday evening we had dinner at a highly recommended restaurant overlooking the waterfront. So things are good and we are "making Lemonade". Please think good thoughts for us. We will continue to update the blog as we receive new information.
