Tag: Rappahannock River
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Little Bay and its “Pirate’s Beach”
While we were a little sad to leave Urbanna behind, we knew that other new and exciting destinations were ahead of us. Just 23.1 nautical miles back out of the Rappahannock River and up and around the southeastern tip of Virginia’s Northern Neck lies Little Bay. A large anchorage with protection on three sides, marshes…
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Unwinding in Urbanna
Urbanna was our first town destination of the cruise, and boy, was it a good one! Historically fascinating for such a small town, Native Americans settled the area around 1,000 BC. Much later in 1680, it was established as a colonial port town. Like on other rivers in Virginia, early colonists built plantations that allowed…
Sailing Mystic Hearts 