Chesapeake, VA Day 2

On our second day in Chesapeake, May 22, we took our shortest cruise yet, traveling directly across the river to Atlantic Basin Marina where we were getting a new depth gauge installed.  This marina has the most amazing boats and we were docked amidst some mega yachts that made Zendo look like a toy boat. Ours is the third one from the left.

Rob made a delicious fish and egg breakfast with the bass that he had caught the day before. What a treat!

The three of us spent the morning on boat chores while waiting for the marine electronics tech to arrive. One long standing task that was accomplished was the installation of a secondary anchor on the forward deck (excellent safety measure). When the marine electronics tech arrived he spent a few hours with Jon crawling through the boat diagnosing the issue. They determined the best solution (which of course required the purchase of a new depth finder, actually the transducer) which would be installed the following day. We’ll have redundancy for as long as our original one continues to work.

Even though it rained on and off during the day, Rob took the opportunity to explore this non-descript town on the bike. Fortunately the nature preserve adjacent to the marine added a pastoral air to our surroundings.

The closing on our Rivo Alto home took place that day so we celebrated by popping a bottle of champagne on board and followed that with a celebratory  Italian dinner at a restaurant that was within walking distance.