We spent October based in Annapolis, which was a great place to stage a number of trips (cheap BWI flights), see friends, and go to the boat show. This was an especially pleasant time thanks to our new friends Dick and Kathy, who helped us feel right at home in that great town.
We also used the time to do some work on the boat.... especially the bottom, as we had access to a lift. Lora kept at it when I went south for 10 days to see my mom. Now we've freshened up the bottom paint, cleaned the hull and props, and are ready to slide through the water.
We knew it was time to go yesterday when we found frost on the deck. So off we go again... first day to Solomons, and this morning at the crack of dawn to Deltaville. Deltaville is a curious little town of 800 residents and about 3000 boats. One of our boat show purchases was a satellite data receiver for weather information (Raymarine SR100). I'm pretty keen to install it, but on cracking open the box I found I needed a couple of parts. Sure enough, Marine Electronics in Deltaville had what I needed, and Connie at the store was willing to drive to the town dock and bring them to us. I don't think we could have found this stuff in Manhattan, but if it's a boat part, they probably have it in Deltaville. Tomorrow we head for Norfolk and hope to finally put the sails up, as we've motored into the wind the last two days.
Oh, don't forget to check our position reports if you're tracking our progress down the ICW.
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