June 13 thru 18, 2022 Atlantic Yacht Basin, Chesapeake, Virginia
Coming back to this marina feels a bit like coming home – we
spent several weeks here when we first bought the boat. At that time, we had them remove the old and
deteriorating radar arch and install the new tubular one. Having the tubular arch allows us to fold it
down (very easily) to get under the very low bridge at the western end of the
Erie Canal! We also had purchased newer
electronics, and they were installed there as well.
This time, our friends Donna and Tony from Tranquility Eh! had
arrived there before us. We really enjoy
our times with them.
There are things we like, and some we don’t like, about this
marina. The bathrooms and showers need
to be replaced – I didn’t even like to go in there! Other than that, we like the location, quite
close to grocery stores and restaurants – with our Ebikes, it is a piece of
cake!
Dan’s daughter, Annie and family came to visit – they live
about 25 minutes away. They insisted on
taking us to a very nice place for dinner!
Always good to see those folks.
The boys look so different – Eric is 20 years old! He looks like a man, instead of a boy. Jared is going to be 17 in July and a senior
in high school next year! Chuck’s mom
now lives with them, and she came along as well! On the 18th, we were moving to the
Navy Base on Little Creek for a few days.
Chuck drove the crew to us, and then picked them up in Little
Creek. They all enjoyed the ride
(mostly) – when we left the Elizabeth River and got into the Chesapeake Bay,
suddenly we were rolling pretty bad. I
wasn’t too happy, nor were the boys!
But, we got there safely, and now they know what it’s like traveling on
the boat!
June 18 thru 22, 2022
Little Creek Navy Base Marina
For Dan, being back on this base is very nostalgic. He came here early in his Navy career and
spent a few years in and out of here.
For the few days we were in the Navy’s marina, we relaxed some, Dan
washed the top side of the boat, and I cooked our meals on board. We had Chris, from the boat docked in front
of us, over to dinner. Later, he brought
his two very well-behaved dogs over for some doggy love. We miss having a dog, but on the other hand,
we are really glad to not have a dog while living this boating life!
Somehow, Dan had lost his military ID, so we had a bit of a
struggle getting it replaced – the office was, of course, not open all weekend,
then Monday was a holiday. On Tuesday,
turns out they are closed because of budget constraints!
We had a rental car on Wednesday, so took a drive over to the
ID office…. to see a line about a block long waiting outside the office! Having better ideas about how to spend our
time, we retreated until the following day – still a line, but not near as
long. Good grief!
On Wednesday, June 22, we drove the boat a short distance from
the Navy marina to Cobbs Marina. They
will have out boat for a while – some maintenance, some bottom work, various
things. They put the Kittiwake on their
travel lift and deposited her in their yard.
We had rented a hotel room for the next few days.
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