15-17 July — With CYC joined a cruise to Solomon’s Island for the weekend. We enjoyed the comradery of good friends and an amazing marina in Solomon’s. After the weekend, we moved to Washburn’s Boatyard to complete some work on BenjOllie. We stayed three days and fixed a broken tachometer, but little else. However, it was a very nice and relaxing couple days. We enjoyed the time aboard to get a better feel of the boat. We’re loving it.
28-30 July — The very next weekend we boated down to Coles Point Marina for the PRYCA Float-In. It was a good time but very hot. I did not take any pictures. Should have. A full weekend of events but done slowly due to the heat. We completed and watched a variety of events. WYA, the club we belonged to, won 2nd place for the club competition. For most of us a bit long on years, landing in second place among younger competitors felt good!
30 July — 2 Aug: Sunday morning, after the Float-In we headed out on a 5-day trip with a few old boating friends. Nine boats were in the group and our first stop was Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville, VA. We spent a relaxing three days telling boating stories and enjoying the marina, town, and our friends. Carey and I had to return after Regatta Point for medical appointments, while the remaining boaters headed on to York River Yacht Haven for another 3-day stop over. We headed back home stopping at Dennis Point for one night on the way to Colonial Beach. Great trip.
29 Aug – 5 Sep: Most of August was taken up by local events and doctors’ appointments. During this time we were getting ready for a week trip, starting 29 August, to Crisfield, MD on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake. It is the Labor Day weekend blow out celebration for the town and includes work boat docking competitions, crab picking contests, music, and food. A real treat and we went along with about 9 boats from WYA. You’ll see some pictures of the event below.
9 Sep: The Colonial Beach Music Festival was on a bright and beautiful Saturday afternoon. It was a beach music festival of southern shagging music and dance. People gathered on town hill under tents and in lawn chairs and danced on real sand poured on top of section of grass. 4 bands keep us dancing all day. The only negative was a big thunderstorm late in the day that stopped the Catalina Feature Band from playing.
20 Sep: The Annual Karaoke Competition in Colonial Beach was held at the Icehouse Marina, Brewery & Kitchen this Wednesday. A large crowd came out to hear the final 13 contestants. Fun was had by all. This is a town with a bunch of stuff always going on.
Enjoy some pictures of the events below.
