April 20, Travel Day 77
We Traveled 63.4 nautical miles, 8 hours and 2 minutes to Smith Creek Anchorage. We had a quiet night at anchorage, dinner and a movie!!
Great Loop Journey
April 19, Travel Day 76, Mt. Vernon
We left Capital Yacht club and headed East on the Potomac. We planned a stop at Mount Vernon. We traveled 4 hours and 56 minutes with a 3 hour stop at Mount Vernon before heading to our anchorage at Mattawoman Creek. Mount Vernon was George Washington’s home for 45 years. The Mansion is furnished and …
April 16, 2023, Travel Day 75, Washington D.C.
We traveled 24.8 nautical miles, 3 hours and 58 minutes to Capital Yacht Club, Washington, D.C. We arrived late in the morning and had enough time to take the Metro and City Bus to the Annex of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport. Everyone was helpful and we did manage to actually …
April 15, Travel Day 74
We traveled from St. Mary’s City anchorage to Mattawoman Pagen Point anchorage on the Potomac river. It was 64.52 nautical miles, 8 hours and 15 minutes travel time. Since leaving home October 3, 2022 we have traveled 3,642 NM or 4, 194.17 miles. We had some rain on the way to the anchorage and …
April 13, Travel Day 72, Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield
We left beautiful Yorktown early on the 13th and traveled across the Chesapeake Bay to Crisfield, Ma. This was a long journey, 8 hours and 36 minutes. Crisfield is a small fishing community with several water front restaurants and several marinas. We stayed at Somers Cove. The marina is really nice and the people were …
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April 11, Travel Day 71, Yorktown
The top two pictures are leaving Norfolk and the large Naval Base. We traveled 4 hours and 57 minutes to Yorktown, Riverwalk Marina. On October 19, 1781 after a siege of nineteen days, Cornwallis the commander of the British forces at Yoktown surrendered. This led to the end of the Revolutionary War. The statue below …
April 9, 2023, Norfolk/Portsmouth
Portsmouth and Norfolk are large Naval ports. We took a ferry to Norfolk and went to the Naval Museum Left: Mike pictured with Captain Pete Brunk.Captain Brunk served in the US Coast Guard from 1954-1980. He was a volunteer at the Naval Museum and had many stories regarding his experiences. He was on the team …
April 8, 2023 Colonial Williamsburg
We visited Colonial Williamsburg on Saturday. This was truly a step back into time. The town has been restored completely and the visitor experiences Americas beginnings. Costumed interpreter guides take you through many of the historic buildings and in the shops you will find tradespeople demonstrating their craft. The actors really did a great job …
April 6, 2023, Travel Day 70 Portsmouth, VA
The forecast for Norfolk/Portsmouth was not good! A small craft advisory was in effect till Monday with gale force winds. We had No Agenda secure in the down town Portsmouth High Street Landing docks, so we rented a car to see the surrounding areas. We went to Kitty Hawk and the outer banks on Friday. …
April 5, 2023, Dismal Swamp
After crossing the Albemarle sound we entered the Pasquotank River and went into the downtown area of Elizabeth City. The original plan was to dock there for a day or two before entering the Dismal Swamp area. The weather forecast was for rain and storms in the next 48 hours so we elected to push …