I don’t think it has really hit us that the end of our first year is actually so near. A year! A whole year! We left Kemah on November 7, 2016 and that will be around the date that we pull back into our driverway in Texas. What a year it has been. But we’ll have time to reflect on that later. As for now, there’s still so much to do. The boat is under cover at Atlantic Yacht Basin, a very well respected marina/storage/boat yard on the Elizabeth River, just south of Norfolk. The folks here promise to take good care of her, keep her from freezing, and will check in on her regularly. Tim and I have cleaned the outside cushions and sunscreens and stacked them in the V berth. We’re trying to whittle down the food stocks on the boat. All food on the boat will either be eaten here, taken home or tossed. I will leave some spices, but that’s all.
Our time in the Chesapeake has been wonderful. We’ve been able to spend a lot of time making road trips and enjoying towns on the water. Tom and Doris loaned us their car so we could make a road trip from Urbanna to Williamsburg and Jamestown. It was a nasty, drizzly, cold day when we went, so we didn’t spend too much time wandering Williamsburg. We enjoyed being inside the museum in Jamestown better.
After saying goodby to Tom and Doris, we decided to spend a couple nights at anchor before heading to Yorktown for a couple nights. We anchored out in Corrotoman River across from Urbanna our first night and then moved south to Godfrey Bay. Both were beautiful, peaceful anchorages. The moonless, clear night brought the stars and the blankets out.
We spent the next two nights at Riverwalk Landing Marina in Yorktown. This is a great little marina, super dockmaster, and easy walking distance to historical sites. The town also has a free trolley that makes a circle around the town, delivering tourists to the various sites. We went to the American Revolution Museum and relearned so much about the beginnings of our country. We had a quick tour of the Yorktown battlefield where in 1781 Cornwallis conceded defeat and surrendered, soon ending the Revolutionary War.
After leaving Yorktown, we cruise past Portsmouth, where Tom and Doris were docked at Ocean Yacht Marina. Doris took some great pics of us as we cruised past.
I love how Doris captured the busy and active nature of this stretch.
We will have about a week here at AYB before we drive north to Boston for my brother’s memorial service. Tom and Doris have also joined us at AYB on their way south. It’s always a gas when we get together