Today is Sunday and we've been back at York River Yacht Haven for about 5 days and think we made the best decision returning to this marina. I even met a lady here from San Antonio. She lived on Brightwood St. and attended Alamo Heights High …
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Day 171 – Back in Gloucester, VA
Today is Tuesday, September 13th and we are back in the York River Yacht Haven to stay for the next 5-6 months as we can't go any farther north until the spring. Weather permitting, we'll explore the east coast of the Chesapeake Bay this wint…
Day 165 – Gloucester, VA
Today is Wednesday, September 7th and we are currently at the York River Yacht Haven on the York River having arrived Monday afternoon about 2:30 just ahead of a huge storm! We had just tied up and carried everything below when it hit. I would have…
Day 161 – Norfolk
Today is Saturday, September 3rd and we're still here in Waterside Marina in Norfolk having arrived Wednesday afternoon. We went to the Nauticus Museum and the Battleship Wisconsin yesterday and spent most of the afternoon there as it was so inte…
Day 159 – Norfolk, VA
Today is Thursday, September 1st and it was a whirlwind trip yesterday getting here to the Waterside Marina in Norfolk. We had been sitting around in that dark boatshed for days waiting for news that the lock was going to open and decided to have th…
Day 156 – Chesapeake, VA
Today is Monday, August 29th, and we returned to the boat yesterday afternoon to find no damage! However, the water level was really high and we had to walk through about 6 inches of water in order to get to the walkway to the boat. Then the boat ha…
Day 153 – Chesapeake, VA
After talking with the manager of the marina boatyard, we made the decision to leave the boat and check into a hotel. We're at the Marriott TownePlace Suites for the week-end and feel good about our decision. We spent the afternoon here and the…
Day 152 – Atlantic Yacht Basin
Watching all the boats coming in today has been amazing – all sizes and types. We heard today that the Navy has removed all the big ships out of Norfolk which is 12 miles north of us. We've been able to attach a little cable we bought at Wal-Ma…
Day 151 Atlantic Yacht Basin -Chesapeake, VA
We left Alligator River Marina and decided to go all the way to Atlantic Yacht Basin to be sure and get a space to hang out until the hurricane is over. Apparently everyone else has the same idea because they told us they were expecting about 60 more…
Days 149-150 Dowry Creek Marina to Alligator River Marina
Mike was able to repair the engine which saved us time as well as money. I keep telling him that I can now refer to him as "Mr. Fix-It" as he's getting pretty good as repairs. My dad was so good as repairing anything that Mike asked m…
