The marina looking pretty empty
Packing them in like sardines
There was a waiting list of boats wanting to be hauled
This space looks about full
Having prepared our boat as best we could we decided to leave and indulge in a bit of luxury at a motel. We went about 100 miles northwest, to Fredricksburg, in order to lessen the risk of being without power. There was nothing we could do if we stayed that we hadn't already done.
In Fredricksburg we had airconditioning! That made the whole trip worthwhile. There was a fair bit of rain and a strongish wind and ironically we lost power twice for several hours at a time.
We are located just below and to the left of the "H" by
2 AM Sun(day)
Early Sunday, when we were able to get internet, we checked the road closures and found an open route to get back to the boat. Virginia government has a good site with a map showing road conditions. We got back to the boat with no problems at all, and I was impressed at the number of trees blocking the road that were already cut and cleared less than 15 hours after Irene had passed.
Our main concern returning to the boat was whether we could manage without any power and whether there had been any damage from other boats. We needn't have worried, in fact, we could have stayed right where we were!
All the boats in the boat yard were fine. The power never went out and the water didn't rise as much as it has done in some of the nor'easters we have been in while here. For us it was a non-event. And we were exceedingly grateful.
Update: we have not had internet since the beginning of the week, not because of local conditions but because Internet Providers far away are down. I heard today that friends in Richmond, who have been without power all week, are not expecting to have any for yet another week. We have never lost it.
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