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Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Sun 27 May 2012 03:55
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Our position Is 37:41.964N 76:21.64W
Saturday26th May
After saying goodbye to Another Adventure, and
arranging to meet up again in Marion, Liberty and Moorglade left
Lawrence Cove in perfect weather, sunny with a light warm breeze, and headed the
few miles back to Indian Creek but this time going a little further inland
to The Chesapeake Yacht Basin. Actually it was less grand than the name might
suggest but never the less it was a pleasant little marina with floating docks
(pontoons) which are a lot nicer than piles.
On the way out of Dividing Creek I heard Liberty's
engine alarm sound. Bob soon had her anchored to investigate. A broken belt was
the cause which he soon replaced and we were off again.
Bob and Joy were welcoming guests aboard Liberty
for the weekend and they kindly invited me to join Ken, Jay and
Michele for dinner that evening, at a little restaurant in the nearby town
of Kilmarnock.
Sunday27th.
I discovered that this is Memorial Weekend in the
US, a holiday weekend when servicemen are remembered. As I was filling up
Moorglade's water tanks in the morning I was curious about a small group of
oldish men in white uniforms and peaked caps. I discovered they were flag
officers of the Richmond Section of The United States Power Boat Squadron. It
all seemed very American, and a bit OTT, as the Stars and Stripes was slowly
raised up to the spreaders of a nearby sail boat while the national anthem
played, but my amusement turned to respect when a middle aged lady made a short
speech with emotion in her voice. Who knows she could have lost a son in
Afghanistan for all I knew.
Having made good use of the marina facility I
motored off to Bells Creek to anchor and wait for Liberty to return from her
sail in the bay with her guests aboard. We had arranged that Bob would
pick me up in his dinghy, mine was still deflated, to attend a barbeque and
concert at the local country/yacht club. The food was excellent, the Jimmy
Buffet tribute band seemed very competent, although I can't say I know what the
originals sound like, and the company very sociable, so all in all a very
pleasant afternoon.
Moorglade alongside in The Chesapeake Yacht
Basin
 Hoisting
the flag
 The Country
Club
The Band
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