Kungfu Girl

Lots of good things today…

We departed out of Portsmouth, VA this morning at 6:00am so we could make the restricted bridge schedule south of the city.  Everything went perfectly this morning and we got through the last bridge right at 9:00am.

However, a funny thing happened on the way to our first bridge.  I saw one of the regulars on MYO, Doran Miller aboard his 381 Meridian " Millers Retreat" on his way south.  We shouted across the water and chatted for a minute before we had to continue through the bridge.  Once we reached the Great Bridge Lock, I got off of About Time and went over and had a good talk with Doran as we waited for the lock drop.  It reminded me of just how small the boating community is.  I wished him continued safe travels.

We continued our voyage today from Great Bridge and ran for 10 ½ hours to Oriental, NC.  We covered 181 miles.  The snowbirds were out in full force today.  I bet I must have passed over 100 sailboats and trawlers on the ICW today.  It was painful.  They were like flies and everywhere you turned there were more.  We were glad to get off the water and have a cold beer at the end of the day.

John and Greg both really liked Oriental.  There were lots of people on the dock when we got in and everyone was exchanging stories of where they came from and were they were heading.  Several boats in the marina tonight will be staying in Charleston for the winter which made John happy.  He is excited to get down to his new marina and get settled in.

I took lots of pictures today, but the internet connection is slow.  I will try and post all the picture tomorrow.

By the way, the next time you see John, be sure to ask him about “Kungfu Girl”.  The story is priceless!