Yes dear readers we have made it to Washington, DC with five year old twins Will and Roy fast asleep on the flybridge. We are docked here at Gangplank Marina right behind the Capitol. Tonight finds us at a Holiday Inn Express in Durham, NC headed for home. So tomorrow I should be able […]
Martha, is that the Washington Monument I see? Read More »
That became the phrase of the day aboard Cbay as the Brookbank Twins invaded the confines of our now small boat. I drove to pick them up in Alexandria around 1400 and they had pared down their luggage admirably so that there would be no space problems. The boys were so excited when I arrived
Our wheels… We had a wonderful BBQ cookout at the lovely home of Rick and Margi of “Journey”. Darrell and Lisa from “Why Knot” joined us. Their home is right on the river across from our marina. Sorry no pictures but I was off the clock. We took a side trip to Government
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…to the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Yes friends we are back online and going strong. Needed a break yesterday to rest my mind and body but we are rejuvenated and ready to blog again. We have wheels now, a silver BMW 325i courtesy of the Commander. It is a stick shift and runs
From the Halls of Montezuma… Read More »
Photos are the toughest thing I do because they take so long to upload depending on the connection. A typical blog can take two hours just to load photos. I can write a blog in 30 minutes but then have to add photos. So sometimes I just cannot give you pictures. But tonight I will
Rather than try to load photos on this blog I will do an extra edition with just photos and captions This morning was another working one. Jan used the vacuum cleaner on the flybridge and inside while I tended to other chores. I managed to find the right replacement zinc’s for the shafts and rudders.
Cbay goes on Seabatical… Read More »
The weather seems to have blown over and we had a near perfect day for exploring the hamlet of Colonial Beach. But first I will give you a brief tour of the boatyard here where a wide variety of boats are in various states of repair. Someone actually lives in this
Today has been very uneventful but thought I would share it in any event. The aftermath of last night’s storm was a dull and dreary sky with misting rain on and off all day. Not really much to do as we cannot get out the bikes in this mess. Old Seabiscuit was not to trapped
No photos tonight. I took them but too late to load. Will show you this new location tomorrow weather permitting. For those who have written to inquire as to our safety when they heard about the Tropical Storm off the east coast, you can relax. We are safe and sound way up the Potomac at Colonial
Gale force winds! Where? Read More »
Today we took a foray out from the marina by courtesy car and headed to Fredericksburg sixty miles away. Our original intent was to visit the National Battlefield but ultimately we found much more than that. The drive over was through beautiful countryside where agriculture abounds. We saw barley, corn, asparagus and strawberries. I never
The Angel of Marye’s Heights… Read More »
