10/18/2012

  Seeing that we are having an uneventful morning cruising the Potomac, I thought I would give you a tour of our sailing vessel. Scott and I have the luxury of our own sleeping quarters with queen size bed and plenty of storage. Great inside and outside dining options and a very spacious deck for lounging. 

Outside dining

Dining

 

Galley

 

Sleeping quarters

  Our uneventful morning was short lived as we all became wide eyed from the blast of artillery fire in the distance and the crackle of the marine radio coming to life . We could see a bright red Coast Guard boat up ahead apparently marking the boundary for a real life practice session from the Virginia side of the river. " Sailing vessel Viento..stay to the Maryland side of the river ..you are entering restricted waters" boomed the voice of a naval
commander over the radio. Doug and Scott had their hands full following new navigational directions trying to locate buoy and can markers for our new course. For several miles we could hear the boom and accompanying water splash of artillery fire hoping we were out of range.

Coast Guard vessel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the sun began to set we realized we were not going to make it to Norfolk so we pulled into
Cobb Island to moor for the night . Hours later with our bellies full of fried oysters, crab balls and bronzed scallops we called it a night.

Bald Eagle and Blue Heron in marsh