This past week has been very busy with land adventures and adventures on the water. On Sunday we traveled through the Dismal Swamp Canal. The canal is a little like the interstate, straight and boring. Sunday afternoon we found a free dock in Portsmouth and waited for Joe & Ann on S/V Short Walk to arrive on Monday. Short Walk arrived just in time to take one of the last two free dock spaces. That evening we dined at the Bier Garden where we enjoyed some wonderful German cuisine.
Tuesday was a new adventure as we toured the Battleship Wisconsin. Joe at 6'4" and myself at 6' found it difficult to navigate the decks because of the low overheads. Joe, a former serviceman of the Navy, was able to get around better than myself. Thanks to hardhats, we all walked away without injury.
Tuesday night was a planned outing that exceeded our expectations. The four of us went to The Commodore Theatre in Portsmouth. This theatre was restored to an art deco design of the 40's with an additional flair of having tables instead of rows of theatre seating. On each table was a telephone, your direct connection to the kitchen. Call in your order, dine at your table before the movie, and if you tell the kitchen to hold your desert, it will be served part way through the movie. What a unique experience! The movie - The Hunger Games - my rating 6 out of 10.
Wednesday morning came at 6a.m. as we prepared to run the Chesapeake Bay non-stop. We did this last year because of the weather and did it again this year for the same reason. With a little push from the winds and favorable tides at the right times we got back to Long Cove Marina on Thursday morning at 7:10a.m. That was 3 hours better than last year's run.
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