Beautiful Night

Hey Gang,

What a beautiful night.  We are anchored in the Washington Channel in downtown Washington, DC.  We were promised thunderstorms tonight but is is quiet and the sky is clear, so far.  As you can see by Elyse's more detailed updates we are working our way north.  In a couple of days we will be in Annapolis.  We are hoping to find our old spot in Back Creek where we spent most of last summer.  There is only room for two or three boats to anchor and Elyse get's mad anytime I tell people where it is located.  It's going to be interesting without a car.  We think we can get a bus from Annapolis to one of the metro stops in DC. We are considering signing up with Zip Cars or Car 2 Go were we can pick up a car and just pay for the time we use it.

This morning our wash down pump stopped working so I have to try to figure out what happened.  There is no place worse to pull up an anchor than the Chesapeake.  Lots of muck.  We have learned that much of our time is fixing our boat in exotic places.

After "You're going to do what?" one of the most frequent questions we are asked is "How long do you plan to do it?".  Our answer has always been as long as it's fun and our health holds up.  We are now in the process of deciding the definition of "fun".  We have had some incredible experiences.  Most of them have been good and we have met some wonderful people.  When we figure out the answer to our question, we will let you know.

We hope you are enjoying your time with us.  We have enjoyed having you along.

John