Borealis: Day 95-Reedville,VA

After patiently waiting for the tide to come up we left Tangier without incident. We had a beautiful late afternoon sail across the Chesapeake to Reedville. Cockrell Creek, the entrance to Reedville, is the home of the menhaden fishing fleet and processing plant. I read that menhaden are used for fish oil, meal and fertilizer which is made into animal feed, paint and cosmetics. The smell is staggering. I wasn’t sure we could stay. Luckily we found a beautiful anchorage a little upwind of it.
We’ve come across several uncharted obstacles as we’ve sailed in the Chesapeake. They are a bunch (hundreds) of sticks protruding in 30-40 feet of water, about ½-1 mile off a shore. See photo below. It must have something to do with the fishing industry. Luckily we’ve spotted them and changed course but in low light or at night they could be a hazard. Don’t understand why they are not on charts.
We plan to move further up the Great Wicomico River this afternoon to visit fellow cruisers we met in Maine.