On Monday morning, we headed across the York River to a marina for some fuel and to top off the water tank. Once topped up, we headed out of the river and north to a nice quiet anchorage in a place called Little Bay. After a few days in civilization, we wanted a bit of peace and quiet. This was an anchorage we had been to before on our Irwin 40 and knew it was somewhat remote and well protected from most wind directions.

We spent Tuesday in Little Bay resting and trying to figure where to go next. After reviewing the charts and cruising guide, we backtracked a bit and visited Urbanna, VA. This was one of the few towns we could find listed that had grocery shopping within a short walk. But before heading there, we would spend the rest of the day resting and doing some chores in Little Bay.

The next morning, on Wednesday, we lifted the anchor and made the trip around Point Windmill and up the Rappahannock to Urbanna. The harbor in Urbanna was small but well protected, and the anchorage was near the town dock, where we could tie the dinghy up while shopping.

We arrived at Urbanna and set the anchor around 2:30 pm. The winds were strong with possible thunder storms so we stayed aboard for the day in case the anchor did not hold. The anchorage was small, and if we slipped back just a hundred feet or so, we would be on top of other boats in the anchorage. Always better to be safe, and we were not in a rush.

Thursday came with more strong winds predicted. We still did not feel safe leaving the boat for a trip into town, so we just hung out onboard relaxing and doing chores.

On Friday, the winds were lighter, and we felt the anchor was well set, so we headed into town for groceries, which was really why we stopped here. The grocery store was less than a mile from the dock, so an easy walk although it was another hot day. With light winds. This made the walk a little uncomfortable. Urbana is a nice little town, and everyone we met were very friendly. There is a tram that runs through the town, but we never saw it, so guessing it may only run on weekends. Urbana has many older homes and buildings here, which made the walk interesting. The area we walked had many restaurants, so I’m guessing it’s a popular weekend getaway for the nearby land dwellers. We got back to the boat before the afternoon heat set in.

Saturday morning we pulled up the anchor and went to a marina nearby to get gas for the generator and to take on more fresh water and pump the holding tank. Once the tanks had been topped up, we headed back down the river and on to Little Bay again. We have two autopilots onboard, and so far neither has been working correctly. I decided to mess with the setting on the primary unit to see if I could get it

We arrived at Little Bay around 2:30 pm and dropped anchor close to where we had anchored before. We decided we would stay here through Sunday as it was a nice, quiet anchorage. On Sunday we relaxed, and I did some cleaning up while Teresa did some paying work for one of her longtime clients.