Portsmouth

I departed the free dock at Chesapeake at 10:40, after deciding not to visit the Battle Bridge museum, which opened at 10.

The weather was supposed to be gusty on Saturday, and I figured I could anchor at Hospital Point, which seemed protected from the southwest.

An uneventful passage at the Great Bridge and the Great Bridge lock.  

There were many bridges, and the RR bridge 7 MM5.8 was under construction and had a limited scheduled opening.

I arrived early for the bridge and decided to gas up at Top Rack, which happened to have the cheapest diesel I had seen on this trip. $3.10 per gallon.

I got to the RR bridge 7 and waited about 15 minutes before passing.  The next bridge, Gimerton, was a lift bridge that was 89 feet, but I was not sure of it.  The radio operator said something .9 feet.  A tug boat was impatient and cut through from the north side while I was slowly approaching the bridge.  A sailboat with a 64-foot mast told me it was 89 feet, and I followed her.

As I approached Hospital Point, I noticed a free dock at High Street Landing on the chart, one mile before Hospital Point.  I took the dock and visited the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Light Ship Portsmouth.  

After walking through town, I return to Bellum.  I was not hungry, so I skipped supper, but it seemed that I had drunk a bit too much, as the next morning I had a hangover!