June 15, 2014 Day 49
Chesapeake Bay!
At
Anchor Piankatank River, VA
Our
month long stay in Poquoson was filled with many get-togethers with family and
friends, several medical appointments, getting the dinghy motor repaired,
cleaning the boat, and spending a week long road trip to Illinois to visit
Joyce’s family. It went by quickly and
we enjoyed every day! We even hosted a birthday party for Bill’s brother Bob on
June 7 and had 24 people on the boat and the dock.
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| Sailing school for the little ones |
We
have officially begun our summer on the Chesapeake Bay. We departed Whitehouse Cove Marina in Poquoson,
VA at 10:15 this morning and headed north up the Bay to a peaceful anchorage on
the beautiful Piankatank River. We
followed the river a few miles, winding back and forth to stay in the narrow
channel. We crossed under the bridge (which we have driven over many times!) and
anchored near a small island at 4:10pm.
Our ride today was sunny and pleasant with only a light chop on the bay.
We enjoyed seeing a “fleet” of tiny sailboats, each sailed by a child probably
7 or 8 years old. They were in a sailing
class and it was fun to see them.
Today
is Father’s Day and Bill enjoyed having waffles for breakfast. Bill’s gift was
a new waffle iron (the 3rd one in 44 years – and the first one that has
worked perfectly with no sticking!!). We
declared that a success!
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| Our anchorage on the Piankatank |
We
cooked dinner on the grill, talked to our kids, and had a quiet evening. We are not sure where (or if) we will go
tomorrow!
