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Glouster Point, VA – 8/20/11

We left Doziers Regatta Point this morning at 8:35 with wind out of the NE at 9 mph and expected a beam sea until we turned south then wind on the stern.

Looking back at Doziers Marina.

At 12:35 we entered the channel to York River Yacht Haven h…

Deltaville, VA – 8/19/11

In the company of Scoperta, we pulled out of Smith Point Marina at 8:45 this morning bound for Doziers Regatta Point Marina only 28 miles away. After 2 long days we decided on 2 shorter days so now we will have about a 3 1/2 hour ride from Doziers to Y…

Smith Point, VA – 8/18/11

As we cleared the docks at Colonial Beach this morning I was hailed on Ch 16 and when I answered they asked me to go to Ch 18. No response on Ch 18 so Ricki called the marina to see if they were trying to catch us and was told it probably was the water…

Colonial Beach, VA – 8/17/11

At 8:55 this morning Scoperta & Quest said their goodbyes to Barb & Skip (Moor $tuff) who are staying a few more days in DC then heading to NY, and headed out. Quest has traveled with them most of the time since early last November and we will…

Washington, DC – 8/16/11

Our last full day in Washington found us too sore to venture out very far. Ricki spent most of the day trying to straighten out her health insurance issues. Our traveling friends went to the Indian Museum and came back late in the afternoon so we could…

Washington, DC – 8/14/11 & 8/15/11

8/14/11

Sunday was chore day for us. Early trip to the laundry room here at the marina followed by a list of things to get at the store a few blocks away and clean up the boat.

Early evening arrival of daughter Christine and family was delightful. We…

Washington, DC – 8/14/11

Up early for a long ride from Colonial Beach to Washington, DC.

It was feeding time for Carfabio …. the crab!

Then we had to unplug the electric cords and get ready to move out.

We left Bayside at 8:10 and headed out into the Potomac River…

Colonial Beach, VA – 8/12/11

When we got up this morning we saw John & Barb sitting outside on a bench looking at their boat listing to port.

When the tide went down their boat got caught on a 2 x 6 and had it out of the water on the starboard side. So … a couple hours la…

Chesapeake Bay Crossing – Tangier to St. Marys, MD

Thanks to our friends on Moor $tuff …. here are a couple pics of Quest …

This is normal as we are going up the St. Marys River.

This is on our bay crossing in rough water.

Tangier Pics from 8/10/11

We are currently in Colonial Beach, VA just 60 miles south of DC and have a very strong wireless signal so I am able to load some of the pictures we took on Tangier Island earlier this week.

We left Doziers Regatta Marina for Tangier Island.

Entering…