Nautical photographer Onne van der Wal and his wife, Tenley, spent the past two years refitting Snow Goose, their 1986 Grand Banks 32, with the goal of taking her south for the winter. On October 16th, the van der Wals began the 3rd leg of their journey through the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the U.S. and offered them beautiful sights. The van der Wal’s witnessed the changing leaves, fishing communities, shipyards, seabirds and much more.
The gallery below captures some of the highlights of leg 3 in pictures. Soundings will cover Snow Goose’s run south, leg by leg, as she continues down the ICW and makes her way over to the Bahamas.
A good view of the stern of Snow Goose showing the Edson Davits, the North Atlantic rigid inflatable tender at the town marina in Onancock, VA.
Houses on the central branch of the Onancock creek as seen from the bridge next to the town marina.
A great setting for a house late in the afternoon on the Onancock creek, VAS as seen from the town Marina.
A transient yacht at anchor in the Onancock creek, VA.
Smell the croissants? Main street in Onancock, VA.
Fall colors on the road to the town wharf in Onancock, VA.
A typical scene in downtown Annapolis, MD.
Looking down the driveway at Ker Place in Onancock, VA.
Soy fields on a lonely windy road while exploring the outskirts of Onancock, VA on our bikes.
A hazy day in Tangier, VA as a local waterman comes in after a morning of crabbing.
Old pilings and docks in Tangier, VA.
Shall I or shall I not take off?
A favorite restaurant in Onancock, VA.
Pelicans and Cormorants waiting for a meal in the fish traps on the Chesapeake off of Smith Island, Virginia.
The Mariah Taylor tied up in Tangier, VA.
The boss watching his crew mend nets in Tangier, VA.
A crew mending nets in Tangier, VA.
A crab pot detail on the dock in Tangier, VA.
Freddy Wheatley, Tangier waterman mends crab pots on his dock while telling us his tales.
The Parks Marina dock at high tide showing signs of the rising water level in Tangier, a serious threat to the people of the low lying island.
A ship used for bombing practice in the Chesapeake bay near Tangier Island, VA.
A common tern perfectly balanced on a crab pot float watching us on the Goose cruise by.
Jellyfish in the water inn Tangier, VA.
Sunrise a the Safe Harbor marina in Oxford, MD.
A great view from the top of screw-pile lighthouse in St. Michaels of the boats in the maritime museum.
Tenley enjoying her freedom that the bikes give us while exploring a tree lined street in Oxford, MD in the fall.
