Shawnee's final destination: Zimmerman Boat Yard, Mathews, VA

The patch is complete on Tweety and leak is plugged.  So much for that project.  Next we'll have a new dinghy Tweety II hanging off the davits.

Beautiful, sunny, windless day coming out of Hampton Pier opposite Norfolk Naval base.  There were 5 major ships leaving port for sea trials just as we left at 9:30am.

We pulled out the sails right away to capture a little wind  for our 30 mile trip.  The last for at least a couple of months.  Notice the radial design of this sail.

Osprey nests are frequently on top of markers.

Drew straightening the lines as we head into the Chesapeake Bay.

Pulling out the staysil

We had to anchor outside the boatyard for 3 hours because there wasn't room yet for us.  So we celebrated a little.

 Mazu came up out of the salon and jumped right into the helm seat.  Ready to go ashore.

To celebrate we had to have a little dance:

Walked around the boat yard.  Love their signs.

This sign gave us confidence that they'll do a good job.  They have higher standards.  Shawnee will be here for at least 6 weeks.

We spoke with Enterprise for a car (minivan), packed it up, and we head north tonight.  Easier not to take the big cities at rush hour.  NYC at 2 am is the best.  Adieu 
Since we are taking a road trip across the USA by car I may sneak a few non-sailing photos from that trip as we go.  Drew's first time driving across and seeing the parks and Grand Canyon.