I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July. I certainly did and I get to cross an item off my "To-Do" list. It took me almost 7 years but I finally got to see the Capitol fireworks display from the Potomac River. And it was quite a sight! The fifteen minutes of the very large Mall show plus a half-dozen or so smaller displays all the way down the opposite shore as far as we could see. It was a panorama of fireworks.
It was worth it. We spent most of the day just sitting at anchor just outside the marina. We had sailed for a bit previously but found it a little too rough for comfort. Still, I was glad we got some sailing in to let my friend Tom and his son experience a little of life under canvas.
I need to recharge the house battery. We ran it dry just after sunset. It might be too far gone to save since I don't know how old it is. If so, there's another $200 for a new house battery. I have some work to do when I get the boat hauled in a couple weeks. Hopefully, that should be the last of the lightening of my wallet for some time.
Back to work.
It was worth it. We spent most of the day just sitting at anchor just outside the marina. We had sailed for a bit previously but found it a little too rough for comfort. Still, I was glad we got some sailing in to let my friend Tom and his son experience a little of life under canvas.
I need to recharge the house battery. We ran it dry just after sunset. It might be too far gone to save since I don't know how old it is. If so, there's another $200 for a new house battery. I have some work to do when I get the boat hauled in a couple weeks. Hopefully, that should be the last of the lightening of my wallet for some time.
Back to work.
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Oh, wow, that must have been really great to watch them from there. I'm always jealous of the folks with boats. :)
We went to the Manassas fireworks, largely because it was smack between the FIL's & the BIL's house. Turned out to be a very nice display, not too crowded, and we could see it all (after some scrambling when we realized there was a tree in the way). We've watched the DC ones from Lady Bird Johnson park (at the edge of the Pentagon's parking lot) a few times, but it's really not a great view. This was fun. :)
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