Rappahannock River

Last week we spent a few days in the most beautiful and serene little cove I believe we've ever seen.  The water was crystal clear and green as grass because of all the beautiful trees that surrounded it and hung over it's banks.  There was also a beautiful little spit of white sandy beach that was just perfect for doing a little walking on and dipping your toes into the cool water.  The Ospreys were constantly flying over and diving into the water to find fish for their babies who were still sitting on the nests.  However, one afternoon we were out exploring some of the other creeks which were bountiful in every direction and we saw a mother osprey teaching two of her babies how to fly!  It was really neat to see but it was nothing in comparison to spotting and watching the bald eagles!  Apparently, this area of the Rappahannock River is one of the largest nesting grounds of bald eagles in the US.  Who knew?  One afternoon we spotted 3 eagles!  They sit up on the highest branches of dead trees and I'm guessing they choose those because there are no limbs and leaves to obstruct their 360 degree view.  We tried our best to zoom in and get some pictures but it just didn't turn out too good because of how far they were from us and we were on a "floating" boat, which doesn't bode well for zooming! 

We shared this beautiful spot with two very nice couples from nearby in VA who are vacationing together on their sailboats.  Hi Ron, Sue, Ellis and Marti!

Our next anchorage was just a little farther up the Rappahannock in the harbor of a little town named Urbanna.  It's a really neat little town that is just full of history.  During the Civil War it was a port town where they loaded tobacco onto ships that sailed to Europe (mostly England) to trade their cargo for goods that were not available in the US.  We had a little stormy weather at first but then it turned warmer and nice for Sunday and Memorial Day when all the locals came out in droves to parade in and out of the harbor in every kind of water craft imaginable!  Here too, they have a little white sandy beach and quite a few of them gathered there on Sunday to picnic and hang out on the beach.