Day 243: Sunday, May 5, 2013

Port to Port: Portsmouth, Virginia

Underway: 0:00 am      Motor Off: 0:00 pm      Miles Traveled:       Stayed At: Free Dock

Mile 0 to Mile 0: We’re still here. Not that we are complaining. We have everything we need – water, a bathroom nearby, friends to do things with, central heat (when we visit Slow Churn), lots of food and a secure place to tie up. What more could you ask for?

We didn’t visit any museums today. We didn’t take a nap. And we didn’t do any boat projects. We did walk down to McDonalds to have a two-for-one Egg McMuffin and use their internet. We did go to the Food Lion to wander around and get a few essentials and waste some time. We enjoyed visiting with Frank and Juanita from Seaquel (they are at a nearby marina). And, of course, we had a wonderful dinner of homemade chili and Bisquick bisqts with Roger and Dorothy on Slow Churn followed by a movie and dessert. Again, what more could you ask for?

We are getting excited to see Jess and Sarah (and Jake) in a month in New York City. They are flying in for a long weekend to visit us and see the sights. I don’t expect sleep will be high on the agenda. But they are young and have quicker recovery times than we do. One thing we wanted to do was visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island but, surprisingly, they are both closed for repairs after being damaged during Hurricane Sandy. Some of the areas we will be traveling through were heavily damaged during this storm so it will be an eye opening experience to see the power of mother nature first hand.

We are hoping to start moving north on Wednesday – a nice little weather window is hopefully opening up for us and the dozens of other boats looking to start heading up the Chesapeake. We can only wait and see.