We launched at Occoquan Marina on the Occoquan River (just off the Potomac) in Woodbridge Virginia. This would be our home base for a few days, and then we would return here to store Freedom for a month. We have family in Woodbridge and spent a great memorial day weekend with them... taking grandson for a boat ride, going to the B&O railroad museum in Baltimore (we have train lovers in the genetic pool), then to see Medival Times (we also have lovers of knights, swords and horses).
And on the third day, we rested... washed the car and hit the swimming pool. We have been on the go for a solid month and it was nice to just chill "at home".
When grandson went back to school, the two of us took a day to drive to see Monticello; the mountain residence of Thomas Jefferson. It was so interesting... much more so than Mount Vernon which I saw years ago. TJ was a renaissance man: an inventor, a scientist, a philosopher as well as our 3rd president. It was a lovely day to see a lovely home in an idyllic setting.
Then it was back to the boat to do some projects: install our "new" Ebay GPS, and some handles and steps. There is always something to work on when you have a boat. In fact, I have a list going of things to sew and buy when we get home. The weather was extremely hot and muggy and we experienced severe thunderstorms the last two nights.. but we were snug as a bug in a rug.. in our C-Dory
Occoquan Harbour, Woodbridge VA
Medieval Times, Baltimore MD
B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore MD
Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home)
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