April 20 – Great Bridge, VA

Boat Traffic

Atlantic Yacht Basin

We’re still here in our home away from home. We are planning to leave next Tuesday…we would leave a little earlier, but there is a cold front moving in on Sunday with heavy rains and wind. Weather predictions call for good weather next week…so we WILL move on!

Our friends have rented cars and driven home, they will return to their boats in a few weeks. It felt a little lonesome without all of them, but the Elizabeth River was a busy place yesterday. Boats of all sizes and barges went by all day and the Atlantic Yacht Basin wall is full. There are two mega yachts (100’+) here at the moment…they are very impressive. They make all the other boats look small…especially The Pearl.

Our little spot on the wall

Amici, Gallivant and The Pearl

Chanticleer - 108' mega yacht. Check out their website to see the interior...very impressive.

Joan's Ark - 112' mega yacht

One of the barges that went by today

April 17 – Great Bridge, VA

Beautiful Day

Atlantic Yacht Basin

Another wonderful spring day in Virginia…and believe it or not we are going to cruise one of these days! It’s beginning to get a little too comfortable here visiting with friends, watching the boats come by and having our car to use. The people we know are leaving their boats here for a while and driving home soon, so we will be moving on too. Hopefully this weekend if the weather holds out…for sure by the first of next week.

Just another little boat from Texas!

Dinner aboard Amici

Clam Linguine...very good

April 16 – Great Bridge, VA

Small Road Trip

Atlantic Yacht Basin

It was a beautiful day in Virginia…too pretty for working. So Pam, Sally and I took a little road trip to a local beach that was known to have beach glass. It was nice getting away from the boat and the work for awhile (the men stayed home and worked). The beach wasn’t anything special and we did find a little glass, but that too wasn’t anything special. The company was fun and it felt nice to walk in the sand and wade in the water…a great way to spend the day. We cooked steaks on the grill for dinner and sat outside enjoying the weather.

Sights from the beach

Dinner at the deck