We've made it to Norfolk! In spite of being clobbered by snow and ice and gales and engine problems and even a collision with a buoy, we have arrived in Norfolk ALIVE!
The wind was against us all day, so we had to motor. By afternoon, the engine was spontaneously revving up every few minutes. Each time it did that, we held our breath, afraid the engine would conk out altogether, but it kept going, hour after hour. The sun was setting by the time we reached the Norfolk entrance channel, and it's a long channel--several miles long. The engine was still revving up every few minutes, and we were still sweating it out, but the engine kept going. Night had fallen by the time we approached the marina, but fortunately there were plenty of bright lights all around the marina and two marina employees waiting on the dock, so we had no trouble finding our way in and getting tied up. What a relief to be here safe and sound! Norfolk is the major boating center of the East Coast; we can get anything we need here. Top priority is getting the engine repaired. Then we'll haul out, and Roy will replace the planks that were chewed up by the ice and the buoy.
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