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Continued… From Adeline’s room, we moved into the part of the slaves quarters that was above the utility room. The signs said that the Myers had dozens of slaves over the decades, but didn’t say how many slaves the household … Continue reading →

Dawn on Saturday, July 5, 2025 Our plan was to go to historic Ft. Norfolk. There was a marina barbecue from 1300 – 1500 that Eric went to, so we didn’t head out until 1500. When we entered the fort … Continue reading →

Continued… When the tour concluded, Eric and Keith announced they were hungry. They went to a nearby restaurant called The Deadrise, which was over at the marina. The food was good and the portions were huge. Keith, who was not … Continue reading →

On Friday, July 4, Eric started the day by doing an inventory of spare parts we had onboard. He created a list of spare parts that we need to stock up on. Karen had told us that Fort Monroe was … Continue reading →

Sunrise on Tuesday, July 1 On Tuesday morning, Eric went back to the hydraulic store in Portsmouth to exchange the fittings. He found fittings with angles that would work better in the space we had. Upon return, he finished installing … Continue reading →

Dawn on Monday, June 30 This morning, Eric went to a hydraulic service center near downtown Norfolk to buy the proper size fittings for the new transfer pump. Eric wasn’t happy with the selection, so he went to another store … Continue reading →

Sunday, June 29 — View of the channel from the bridge taken during a morning walk. Kosmos is in the marina to the right, in the first row long the channel. Statue near the bridge This morning, Eric was feeling … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 28, 2025 — We moved Kosmos to her assigned slip first thing in the morning, when the current was less strong. Eric was able to back in with no problem. Then went through the whole process of situating … Continue reading →

Friday June 27 — As we’d learned the hard way, we needed to leave at a higher tide or else we’d be grounded. We untied at 0550. The day was grey and overcast, and the sun was not visible behind … Continue reading →

Dawn on Wednesday On the passage, Eric had noticed an issue with the newly fixed radio: it was working fine, but it was complaining about low voltage. He spent Wednesday morning on the phone with the company who’d done the … Continue reading →