November 2023 – Fall in Colonial Beach

It seems like many days are taken up by doctors appointments but we are still sampling the restaurants and activities around the town.  It was the right decision to move back.  We’re active and love it.  As members of the Colonial Yacht Club we helped the club put on the Annual Rockfish tournament in mid November.   Bill Bowman held the Boathouse Marina’s annual  BBQ cookout and we enjoyed socializing with all the boaters at the Marina.  Most of my time this month was organizing the Annual Colonial Beach Lighted Boat Parade that took place on the 25th of the month.  It has been a reoccurring event for a while in the town and at times we have trouble putting together more than a few boats.  We made it to 10 boats this year and all of them were really decked out.  It was fun and we had a large spectator crowd.  Hopefully we are on the road to a larger and larger boat count.

 

Award Winning Boat Candy Cane
Beautiful November Sunrise

We also had a great Thanksgiving, just Carey and I with a large Turkey and all the trimmings.  We usually did the solo events while traveling on the boat and we enjoy it.  This year we’ll be with the grandkids in Annapolis for Christmas and we’re looking forward to that.  We also enjoy the local restaurants and our friends that like to join up at them for fun and entertainment.  Below is one view of the Icehouse Marina Brewery & Kitchen with the crowd playing trivia.

Trivia at Icehouse Marina

And at the end of the month the town decorated Town Hill along Washington Ave that makes the town look restive and ready for Christmas.  A short video below shows its look