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Early May - Back in Hampton

5/18/2014

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PictureLooking over Orion's bimini at Settler's Landing Bridge
We arrived back to Orion on the first of May and were pleased with how she fared over the winter. With careful preparation and regular checks by Steve, we were given a pretty uneventful move-in day. Since returning, we've gotten back in the swing of things here in Hampton, working some on Orion and some on Jr, while checking in with friends here.


PictureJr sits on her trailer in Steve's backyard
Big Boat - Little Boat


With both boats in close proximity for the first time in 3 years, we find ourselves splitting our time between them. Orion needs regular spring cleaning and maintenance. Jr has a project list spawned both from finally having her on the hard again and plans for the upcoming trip to the Erie Canal.  On Orion, we've re-seated a loose deck mount for the bimini, deployed some new dock lines (with loops spliced in by David), and then re-deployed the bimini and enclosure for protection from the rain and sun. We washed down the outside of Jr and the trailer to remove the road grime and, once the hull was clean, affixed Jr's new VA registration sticker. There's lots more to do, but some of it will have to wait for parts and supplies to arrive, and for us to have a little fun while we're back in town.

PictureThe award-winning hat at Derby Day
Things to Do - Places to Go – People to See

As luck would have it, just a few days after returning to Hampton, the Old Point Comfort Yacht Club was having a celebration of Derby Day and Cinco de Mayo. We took advantage of this opportunity to get to know a few of our fellow yacht club members, since we are rarely here to do so. It was a fun day. We were greeted with a mint julep --Recommend you just sip that drink – and enjoyed some good food, conversation and some fun hats. Oh, and there was a horse race, too.

We also were back in town for Mother's Day and, as luck would have it, Rick and Carla were passing through on their way (by car) to Deltaville from Edenton. They were retrieving their vehicle from Lynn and Larry's place. We met for a great lunch at a Mexican restaurant, Salsa's, in Newport News. The ladies even received a red rose in honor of Mother's Day.  

PictureDave and Steve return from race night as the fog closes in
And, of course, we're settling back into our routine with a few tweaks. We're swimming at the community center, but now that we have our bikes, we go more often, since we can bike to Fort Monroe on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, when the Old Hampton center's pool is not open. We're back out on Steve's boat for Wednesday night races a couple of times, but haven't actually raced yet – not that that matters. And, of course, one of the main reasons we return to southern VA every year, we're close enough to family to sneak in a visit now and then. Most recently, it was to Richmond to see Adam and Christina and the kids. So, we're settling back into the groove for a month or 2, before we put the little boat and the trailer through the paces again. 


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