Today is Sunday, May 6th and yesterday we spent the day at the Mariners Museum in Newport News. There was so much to see and I'm sure we didn't see it all in the 5 or 6 hours we were there. In 1862 there was a battle here in the Newport…
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Year 2 Day 39 – Gloucester Point
Today is Friday, May 4th and it's beginning to warm up here in Virginia. Last night we went to the restaurant here at the marina to join our new friends, Ron and Anita Miller on their last evening before leaving on their onward journey.We've …
Year 2 Day 36 – Gloucester Point, VA
Marshall getting ready to leave for Camp LeJeune Marshall’s New Car – 07 BMWToday is Tuesday, May lst. Mike cruised back to Gloucester Point on Friday evening and due to last minute unexpected repairs, he left Portsmouth too late and didn't ge…
Year 2 Day 32 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Friday, April 27th and I think today is the day we'll be headed back to York River. We took the boat out yesterday late afternoon for the sea trial and everything performed great. Today they're finishing up a few items and hopefull…
Year 2 Day 31 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Thursday, April 26th and the Cummins mechanic is currently in the engine room finishing up attaching everything. If all goes well, the engine will be started up later today and they'll take the boat out for a trial run. Fingers are cr…
Year 2, Day 27 – Portsmouth, VA
Today is Sunday, April 22nd and above are two photos of Queen Kathleen being lifted out of the water on Wednesday. This has been a very stressful week watching the engine being dismantled and removed through the salon door. The entire boat was torn…
Year 2, Day 21 Portsmouth, VA
Today is Monday, April 16th and we are currently at Ocean Marine in Portsmouth, VA having been hauled here on Saturday by Boat U.S. Mike left with the boat at 8:00 AM for what turned out to be an 8 hour trip. Even though he had no power and was com…
Year 2 Day 16 Gloucester Point,VA
Today is Wednesday, April 11th and a very overcast cold day here in Virginia. The weather sure jumps around a lot this time of year. One day it's gorgeous and sunny and the next day it's winter again.We're waiting for a good day weather…
Year 2 Day 10 – Gloucester Point, VA
Well, I must admit I've been quite depressed because the diagnosis on the engine is that there's a crack in the block – unknown cause – which has resulted in a catastrophic failure of the engine. The solution calls for the engine to be remove…
Year 2, Day 7 – Gloucester Point, VA
After hearing back from the boatyard that the oil cooler was fine, they recommended we contact a Cummins repairman to see what could be wrong. This repairman has to come from Chesapeake which is about 1-2 hours away and will be here tomorrow. We…