Candlewood Suites Chesapeake

... store where Bob wanted to pick up a rod and fishing tackle.

The next day, November 3, we sailed to Bluewater Yacht Marina in nearby Hampton to top off our fuel and water tanks. Bob’s family stayed there that night, opting for the more pleasant conditions and amenities of a marina for their final night before our grand adventure. Pas de Deux returned to anchorage at Willoughby Harbor. Dave offered to pick up Bob ...

... lost both rounds, boy were the other skaters really good. We watched the winners, and saw the prizes being handed out. There was 300 dollars first place, 150 second, and 50 dollars in third place. Everyone got something. The Volcom Marketer gave us a big Volcom sticker to put on our RV, which we neglectfully should have brought to the competition to hype up Josh. Next one, we're ...

... and Seale and their friend Vic on a day sail to Carter Creek off the Rappahannock River where they all live. It was a pleasant day with winds S 5-10. We wanted to give Hank an opportunity to sail the Catana 471 which he was close to taking possession of. At different times, we raised the main and jib, flew the main and code zero, flew the spinnaker alone, then back to main and jib. On Carter Creek, we anchored near Hank and Seale's house, then went in for ...

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Ahhh... it's the 29th of October, and I've slowly started to pack up all our things we have accumulated over the last 29 days staying here at First Landing State Park. I've washed all the dishes, and locked down most of our belongings in our cabinets and closets. Laundry has been done, and there are only a few things left for me to do to get ready ...

... something large was hooked up. It was a white marlin and I mean that fast it was hooked, to the boat, picture taken and release before anybody had even drawn to see who would take the first fish.

We quickly set the fishing order and it was "on" all day long as we caught white marlin after white marlin for many hours before ...

... its flow rate. After the housing replacement, all tested out fine.

Dave placed a service call for our refrigeration due to the repetition of a problem we experienced two years ago when the refrigeration failed to chill. We just weren’t willing any longer to trust its reliability, which would be critical for successful long-term cruising. At the recommendation of the manufacturer and based on feedback from other Catana owners, Dave had a ...

Finally—back to sailing! We've spent Labor Day week out cruising with Alize. We left Norfolk September 5 sailing on pleasant, sunny N NE 10-15 kt winds to the Severn River on Mobjack Bay. This was the first upwind "test" of our new main sail and rudders. We took a long tack across the Bay then headed for Mobjack. Caught only a couple small bluefish on the clark spoon – no keepers. The next day we headed to ...

... Thank good news.

The only “aww sh—“ was in fact a big check situation. While sleeping the first night, I heard the pressure water pump keep running for a second every few minutes. This can only mean one thing: a leak. Boats have pressure tanks and the pumps replenish the pressure when a water faucet is opened. A small ‘burp’ by the water pump when we don’t have a faucet running is 100% a ...

... again you see farm land interspersed with nice water front homes, marshes, wild life fishing and open spaces.  Next morning weather is great and we decide to skip Virginia beach and head straight into Williamsburg VA.  Hope to soak in some revolutionary history.  Tomorrow we make the trek into Cherry Hill RV park we expect to be in DC area a week to service the RV and take in the sights. 

 

... Church Cathedral (Top 10, pgs. 20-21) (RS map pg. 85) Dinner in Temple Bar area?(RS map pg. 90) Taxi back to the hotel ...