Towneplace Suites By Marriott Virginia Beach

... John, Paul and Carter—who were the same crew that helped us bring the boat south after purchase in December 2006. We topped off our dinghy fuel. Dave awaited the arrival of a replacement B&G electronic component, having been assured that it would arrive prior to our departure. When it failed to arrive by the end of October he was beginning to reconcile himself to the fact that we would have to set sail without it.
Norfolk, Virginia, United States pas_de_deux

... 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 ...

... had popped out earlier). The sail was given a clean bill of health and measurements were taken for a new genoa which Dave anticipated replacing in the relatively near future. On October 15, the electronics representative came out to troubleshoot the B&G full function display unit. His verdict was that the unit was bad and needs to be replaced or rebuilt in order to regain its full functionality. In the meantime, its basic functions work and are ...

... He loaned us money when we were tight, and fed us when we were broke, he did more for us in many ways that just a skateboard was not enough to say thank you Brandon Slater, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Amazing guy, and beyond mature for his age of just turning 22 years old. His twin brother, Aaron also celebrated his birthday with Brandon, and trying to keep him from being too reclusive in his computer world, which I ...

Climbed aboard the Waterman fishing charter at 5:30 am on a crisp, clear morning for a fun day of marlin fishing in Virginia Beach. Our skipper was Captain Mike Standing, who did not waste a moments time in getting us all aboard, stowing our gear, and heading to the fishing grounds of offshore Va Beach.

After a fairly quick ride ...

... in nothingness. The bridge/tunnel seemed to go on forever, and shimmer in the heat billowing off the cargo ships parked in the bay waiting for something. It was a beautiful nighttime view, the Cape Henry city glowing in the background. Lights twinkled, and flowed like a 24 hour skate park, with it's curves and ledges setting the mood for the night. The talks came and went like the waves of the bay, intermittent and sporadic. This ...

... We headed over the south tunnel then back via the north tunnel, flying the spinnaker for the run toward the Hampton Bay Bridge tunnel in winds up to 20 kts. Good thing we had Pete along to help douse the spinnaker which can be challenging in high winds!

During the remainder of the month, Dave replaced the suction and discharge filter housings on the watermaker. Apparently some air leakage prevented the watermaker from developing full pressure and ...

... a very low flow rate, well below the manufacturer’s rated flow so this was something we would have to investigate further before considering the re-start a success. On September 9 we headed southbound to the East River on Mobjack Bay on north winds blowing 15 kts. The weather was not proving to be very nice this week so we spent another day laid up in the East River. It was rainy and miserable. Dave and John (out of ...

... angle great enough for the rain to run off the other direction. We looked like we had a flat tire the bus was so kiddiwampas. We weren't the only ones with this problem as there were a few people that we heard about that lost their entire awnings. We called the kids in from the infamous Ryan, the 14 year old with the mustache. They were a little sad but had said their good byes. We put on the snorkel gear and went to bed hoping for the best.

... the post office that was located in an old style hardware store. What memories..... it looked and smelled like the real thing, with large metal bins that held assorted nails, worn wooden floors and people that have probably worked there most of their lives. It was just like Home Depot. Then we cruised around the town for a while and ended up having a very tasty lunch at a Mexican restaurant. After that, more ...