Dolphins and Lighthouses
Wolf Trap Lighthouse
Today we sailed from Fishing Bay to the East River in Mobjack Bay and got in a great sail as well as some interesting sights. The pick above is the Wolf Trap light. Apparently you could have bought this on Ebay a few years back, and it’s still for sale according to Wikipedia.
Abandoned Lighthouse at Mouth of Mobjack Bay
We passed another abandoned lighthouse on the mouth of Mobjack Bay. I know nothing about this one. Maybe you can move in for free?
We had good north winds today and our sailing direction and wave motion made for very smooth and fast sailing, almost 9 knots at one point. Here is a video of how fast and smooth we were moving.
The other cool thing that happened today was twice we were visited by two different pods of dolphins. The first was in the morning as we were leaving our anchorage. The would swim right up to the boat, jump out of the water while looking right at us. We saw at least ten in this first pod. Later, another pod of about ten swam up to follow us as we were sailing. Fortunately I was able to get them on video and here it is!
Posted in Sailing by Mark with 1 comment.
Totally awesome.makes any little troubles worthwhile still living vicariously thru you guys.