Have been a bit slow to update of late. We are currently at Zimmerman Marine on the East River in Mobjack Bay. Getting a little warranty work completed before we head off to wherever.
By the way, the current location button isnt working just now. It is tied to our Iridium sat phone and we have not energized the SIM card as of yet. Soon.
Nothing particularly impressive to report. East river was not too busy. We transited on a weekend (bad) but early in the morning (less bad). Jersey coast overnight was benign and we hit the current pretty well so were able to make it from Port Washington to Fairview Marina just south of Baltimore in one overnight.
Krogen Rendezvous in Solomons was fun, as usual. We then took a trip up the Potomac to DC. The trip up the river was fine, but the amount of debris in the river was bothersome. We only hit the logs we couldn’t see. And there were plenty of them.
We spent a week at Capital Yacht Club in the Washington Channel. A very nice facility with very friendly staff, members and fellow cruisers. Wore ourselves out museum hopping. The highlight was the Library of Congress. Who knew?
Our son, Evan and his girl friend spent a day with us and we enjoyed playing tourist. Attended a gala at the Kennedy center, the Mark Twain award for comedy being awarded to Julia Louise Dreyfus. Toasts from the likes of Steven Colbert, Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey, etc.
The trip south on the Potomac was much better as most of the debris was blown out of the river by the cold fronts that passed through while we were snug in our slip in DC.
Had occasion to anchor out a number of times in the Chesapeake, always a treat. Now at Zimmerman, we hope to leave tomorrow morning and go as least as far as Norfolk and Mile 1 of the ICW. Plan is to get to Cape Fear, then wait for a window for an overnight run to Charleston. We will keep you posted.