Juniper on the Potomac
We passed Morgan and Josef heading downriver
Morris-Fisher Stack at Reedville
Jake and I resumed delivery of Juniper from Horn Harbor after a three week hiatus for repairs.
Shoved off Monday. Double digit winds from the ENE creating a bad chop which forced us to helm from the cabin because Juniper was rolling to much to stay on the fly bridge. Arrived in Reedville that evening and stayed they thru Tuesday because of worsening weather. Almost every restaurant, and the maritime museum, wouldn't reopen till Thursday. No cabs, no Uber--Ghost town!
Wednesday weather improved and we were back on the fly bridge and had an easy passage to Colonial Beach and overnighted at the Boat House Marina. Celebrated Jake's 66th Birthday at an excellent (who knew!) Thai Restaurant.
Thursday was another easy passage although we wasted an hour being diverted by Range Control RIBs around the US Navy's Dahlgren Gunnery Range. As we were leaving the northern perimeter of the the range about 10 rounds were fired southward but we couldn't see the projectiles splash. We kept close to the shore as much as possible (Juniper's draft is 2.5 feet) to avoid a strong current from rain storms spawned by Hurricane Helene days earlier. About an hour out from our destination at Belmont Bay Marina (Woodbridge) the tide changed and we motored at over 7 knots to the marina. Bill and Brenda met us there and we drove to the "Dixie Bones" restaurant for scrumptious barbecue dinner!
We awoke to a beautiful Friday morning sunrise and three hours later reached Juniper's-new home port at Tantallon Marina on Swan Creek.