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Annapolis Landing

Annapolis Landing, 7/25/200938° 57.96′ N76° 28.73′ WHours logged: 5.0We were out Friday evening for Michele’s friend Martina’s birthday, so we got a late start on Saturday again this week… which is just fine with us. I had been thinking about goin…

Dun Cove

Dun Cove, 7/18/200938° 44.49′ N76° 19.04′ WHours logged: 4.0So much activity during our vacation left us feeling like we needed a little “downtime” (hey, wait a minute… isn’t vacation supposed to be downtime?). We slept late Saturday, got to the …

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Shipwright Harbor, 7/11/2009Hours logged: 3.75What would possibly motivate us to end our trip a day early, on Saturday instead of Sunday? Tickets to the Billy Joel / Elton John show at Nationals Stadium in DC!Weather was a little less appealing for th…

Homeward: Familiar Surroundings

Solomons, 7/10/200938° 20.118 N076° 27.631 WHours logged: 4.0At the tail end of a long journey, Michele and I love to stop at familiar, comfortable place. We persuaded Mark to go to one of our favorites, Spring Cove Marina in Solomons. The slips an…

Homeward: Underway Again

Port Kinsale, 7/9/200938° 01.889 N076° 33.455 WHours logged: 4.0Still slogging through the posts from vacation… I think I need to figure out how to blog as I go, so this doesn’t happen!Anyway, a gasket replacement solved the overheating problem, so…

Gasket Replacements

Sea Strainer Gasket, Impeller Gasket7/8/2009With Mark’s help, we spent some time diagnosing the overheat during our trip from Mattawoman Creek to Colonial Beach. Neat trick: stuck a garden hose in the engine water intake, wrapped it with duct tape to s…

Homeward: Towed In!

Colonial Beach, 7/8-7/9/200938° 13.890′ N076° 57.869′ WHours logged: 5.5As you can see from the photos, today ended badly.We left Mattawoman Creek in the morning with plans for a slow cruise back to Colonial Beach for one night before continuing on. …

Homeward: Mattawoman Creek

Mattawoman Creek, 7/6/2009 38° 33.513′ N | 077° 11.825′ W Hours logged: 4.0We originally intended to set out for home on Sunday afternoon, the day after the 4th. We were feeling lazy and tired (read: hungover), so we stayed an extra night at James C…

Fireworks!

Independence Day 200938° 53.380′ N | 077° 03.463′ WHours logged: 3.0Well, the big day is here! Pennsylvania friends and our usual July 4th companions Tommy, Laura, John, and Cindy came down early. We invested some time in organizing all the food and…

Knuckleheads

Old Town, 7/2/200938° 48.289′ N | 077° 02.343′ WHours logged: 1.0If it’s Thursday night, it’s poker night! Since the boat is right here in DC, I took fellow knuckleheads Adam, Brad, Alex, John, Navin out for a quick dinner cruise followed by poker a…