First Leg of the Passage Complete

At 6 am Tuesday morning we threw the rest of our gear onboard, said goodbye to Deb, and headed south.  Brian had reminded us that New York State was opening the Erie Canal for a bit; we could still change our minds and take the water route instead.  Ha!  A bit too cold for that now!

Here we are at a rest stop in Pennsylvania with the other big rigs.  The temperature was about 20 upon leaving, at 9:30 our day of rain began, everything went well until after rounding Washington, DC the traffic on Route 95 came to a standstill.  It took more than 3 hours for the 30 miles to Fredericksburg, VA where we promptly stopped for the night.  Jerry had had enough of driving for the day!  The Walmart parking lot turned out to be a perfect place to stop.  We parked in line with the trucks and another RV overnighting.  We were the only ones who pulled up with a boat and climbed onboard to spend the night.  The next morning off to Deltaville, VA on the Chesapeake Bay to visit our friends Ryan and Kari aboard "Valkyrie".  In the spring we rafted together on Fishing Bay.  This year we pulled up along side.  Not quite rafting but pretty close.

Nice waterfront spot!  We'll be here for a few days.
Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!

Heading South in the Morning

I think today is November 21..........I know it is Monday...........The bags are packed, the truck is ready, we'll be on our way tomorrow morning.  First stop is planned for Deltaville, VA.  Not exactly on the way if the destination is FL but well worth the meander.  Our friends Ryan and Kari aboard their Swan, "Valkyrie", will see us arrive by land this year instead of by boat.  We had two Thanksgivings with them last year (one pre-Thanksgiving and one Thanksgiving) and it looks like we'll be arriving in time again this year.
Here's a picture of Persephone under wraps at Callahan's Marina on Oneida Lake, NY.  No picture yet of our truck (which has no name) and "Mouse" on the trailer behind.  That will be coming soon..........

Happy Thanksgiving to all!