7 Sep 08 Posted the day after tropical storm Hanna passed through Deltaville.
The Deltaville marina and boat yard was a bee hive of activity in the days prior to the storm, pulling boats out of the marina and putting them on the hard (90% of slip holders) and moving the remaining boats to the safest locations within the marina. The storm was fast moving with wind speeds up to 50 knots. The boats that remained in the marina had a rough time...some pulling out cleats, others knocking over pilings and at least two roller furling jibs let loose. We're glad we decided to go on the hard and were well protected by the surrounding trees.
A lot has happened in the last year, and since we entered anything in our ship's log, not to mention on this blog. (Note to blog person...ellen...get a move on with this blog!) We sold our house in Manassas, retired, took a road trip across the country to see our wonderful, much-missed family in California up to Oregon, Washington and back, and sold our car. Upgrades to the boat during this time include 5 group 27 batteries, 2 solar panels, a new 9.9 hp Yamaha outboard, dingy davits, motor lift, dripless packing gland, and a new bottom job. The only sailing trips we made this year is a trip north to Little Harbor off of Fleets Bay (had quite a storm there, too) and across the Chesapeake to Onancock, on a very hot, in the 90's day with only a whisper of wind.
We will rent a car this week and drive to Washington D.C. to see Ellen's brother George and sister-in-law Sara and niece Jeanne, who is going to Georgetown, and say goodbye to friends. It's time to leave Deltaville, hopefully our next entry will say reflect same.
