Saturday 5/10 – Wednesday 6/4
Early Saturday morning, we depart Sarah Creek back into the York River and upon entering Chesapeake Bay, we attempt to make as much northerly headway towards the mouth of the Potomac River. The deteriorating weather however dictates that we cut our plans short, so we make way for the refuge of Deltaville Marina, which turns out to be the location of Transition & Honga. Sunday, all of us in the marina encounter unbelievable winds, rain and storm surge causing the boats to madly dance about. In fact, several boats in the harbor drag anchor and with the docks awash, Honga nearly breaks away from her slip as the cleats are torn off the docks. Puffin leaks badly as the Sunbrella cockpit cover is no contest for the intense driving rain. With the forecast calling for very strong winds to continue for the next few days, our plans to make it up the Potomac in time for our arranged tour of the White House is not looking possible by boat. We opt to trailer Puffin to Washington DC, so with our looper friends taking me (Glenn) to the rental car agency in Williamsburg, I drive to Charleston to pick up our rig and return later the next day. Puffin is hauled out on her trailer the following day and by that evening we are parked at a Walmart near Washington DC. The next morning Puffin is launched and motored to Gang Plank Marina located in the Washington Channel, making our visit very convenient to the many DC attractions. During the next 3 weeks, Royce and I not only get our tour of the White House, we visit nearly every Smithsonian museum, visit the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Viet Nam Memorial, ride to the top of the Washington Monument, tour the Capital including the Senate and House while in session, listen to a concert at the Kennedy Center, go to Arlington Cemetery, go to Mount Vernon, go to Annapolis Naval Academy and even watch money being printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The many beautiful and grand buildings of our Capital are impressive indeed.



Soupy On The Chesapeake

Picking Up the Rig In Charleston

Wash DC Scenes

Money Maker

Arlington

JFK

Air & Space Museum

DC Metro





Mount Vernon