Day 133 – Real BathroomsHope Springs MarinaWe passed lots of large beautiful homes on both sides of the river today, but with all the heat and humidity it was just too hazing to get a good picture. We also passed the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Ce…
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July 28 – Colonial Beach, VA
Day 132 – Maryland or Virginia???Colonial Beach Yachting CenterWell we ended up being wimps last night…we had to turn the generator on and run the AC. It was comfortable on deck, but just to warm and humid inside by the time went to bed. I guess we’l…
July 27 – Kinsale, VA
Day 131 – Happy Birthday KylePotomac River – AnchorageTwenty five years ago today our voyage in life took on a new crew member and the journey ever since has been fantastic. Having children has been the biggest joy of my life. Our boys and now their w…
July 26 – Deltaville, VA
Day 130 – Over 3000 MilesDozier’s Regatta Point MarinaWe have traveled 3013 miles since we left in March. When I look at the map it’s a little unbelievable that we have come so far. We really are a long ways from home and sometimes I really miss …
July 25 – Yorktown, VA
Day 129 – Colonial WilliamsburgRiverwalk LandingThe National Park service runs a free Historic Triangle Shuttle between Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. It runs through a beautiful wooded area, giving you a view of the James and York Rive…
July 24 – Yorktown, VA
Day 128 – A Little HistoryRiverwalk LandingWe passed the 4,300 acre Naval Station, the largest naval base in the world, as we left Norfolk this morning. There were at least twenty ships docked in the area. It’s amazing to see so many huge ships in one …
July 23 – Norfolk, VA
Day 127 – PortsmouthWaterside MarinaThis morning we took the water taxi across the Elizabeth River to Portsmouth. We took our bikes so we could ride around town and see the sites. We checked out the Lightship. Lightships were floating lighthouses. They…
July 22 – Norfolk, VA
Day 126 – Trying to Stay CoolWaterside MarinaWe went to the Nauticus museum this morning…the place is a little miss leading, we thought we had to pay for that ticket to be able to see the Hampton Road Naval Museum and the battleship Wisconsin. …
July 21 – Norfolk, VA
Day 125 – Record Heat & ArtWaterside MarinaWe have traveled the last nine days…so it was nice this morning to sleep late and relax. The weather forecast for today was for record breaking heat in this area, so we looked for something we could do…
July 20 – Norfolk, VA
Day 124 – BIG Ships EverywhereWaterside MarinaWe were only going up the Elizabeth River 12 miles today so we slept in and then Stan changed the oil in the engine and fixed our front head. The Great Bridge bridge and lock only open on the hour, so we we…
