Yesterday our medical drama was solved around noon. A very special thanks to Karen G (one of many special Karens in my life) and Nina for getting us meds for the kids. We pushed immediately to head to Tangier Island. Our plan was to get there and have dinner somewhere. This place has a reputation for outstanding family style restaurants. But once again, it wasn't meant to be.
We arrived around 6:15, the kids were doing ok and we thought a dinner out would work. When Ryan called the marina to see if we could dock for the night the dock master's reply was "yep, come on." The place is very isolated and was a bit deserted. The dock master couldn't have been a nicer man, he helped us tie up and insisted on personally showing us where the bathrooms and showers were (even though they were in a building 10 yards from us and pretty self explanatory). We mentioned we were headed to dinner, so he made a quick phone call and determined that all the restaurants were closed for church services. Sigh. So I threw together some dinner while Ryan and the kids went for a walk to explore the town. After dinner Ryan put the kids to bed and I went for a walk to explore the town. Don't get me wrong, it's a neat place, but it reminded me of the town in "Footloose". Church services were still going while I walked (I could see all the golf carts in the parking lot) so all the people I encountered on my walk were not church goers. Hmm. I kept looking for Kevin Bacon and some elusive dance party, but didn't find one.
This morning we left Tangier at 6:30 a.m. for the very long motor sail back to Portsmouth. The kids are feeling better, although we've had a couple of nights without much sleep. Tonight they went to bed a little early and hopefully tomorrow they'll be back to normal. Poor Zachary had such huge bags under his eyes today, he looked like a zombie. But he was feeling perky by the time we got here, so we took both kids for a quick swim before dinner. After 10 hours on the boat today they needed to burn off some energy.
Tomorrow Ryan has boat duties (oil change, filter change, and something to do with the sump pump float switch). I'm taking the kids back to the Portsmouth Children's Museum. It's been high on their list of favorite places we've been so far, and they are thrilled to be going back there. Tomorrow evening we'll have dinner with Lew and Teresa, then Wednesday morning we head down the Dismal Canal. Although it sounds foreboding, I'm told it's actually quite beautiful. We'll have to go through locks and under draw bridges, so we have to time everything right. We'll stop in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
So we've officially left the Chesapeake for this trip. It was a wonderful, wonderful time. I'm so pleased with how the kids have adapted to boating life. Not once have they asked to go home, even though they haven't felt well the last couple of days. As the end of June approaches, I'm wistful about the time we have left. However, we are savoring almost every moment, so I really cannot complain. There are still more adventures to come.
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