6/1/23 And so it begins Williamsburg to Delaware City 270 Miles Today is the day, the day my wife Carolyn, our Golden Doodle Shelby, and I start on America's Great Loop. For those that don't know what the Great Loop is, it is a 6,000 plus mile circumnavigation around the Eastern United States. Our goal this year is to make it up to Ottawa, Canada. (Keep in mind, our boat is small and we both like our space, so being confined for an extended period of time is going to be a challenge.) We started today from the dock in our back yard. From there we went down the James River to Hampton Roades Harbor. The first part of the trip was great - calm water. However, when we made the turn at the Monitor and Merrimac bridge tunnel, everything went south. So much wave water on the windshield we could hardly see. Carolyn got seasick and swore that this was the end of the trip. 😝 Fortunately, everything is now fine after a glass or two of wine. We spent the night at the Salt Ponds Marina, n