6/28/25 - Colonial Bech VA to Leonardtown MD

A ‘flight’ of ice cream
INSANITY
😋 
More on this treat later

Erik had his usual early start to the day getting up at 4:30am and took the golf cart out to the post office to drop a couple post cards in the mailbox and swung by the beach to sit on a bench for some pre dawn relaxation.   The decision was made to move today about 20 miles across to the other side of the Potomac and down a bit to Leonardtown MD in Breton Bay.  We had heard good things about the small town and thought we’d add it to the list of towns visited.  Additionally our AA app indicated that there was a meeting there at 11am that would be just over a mile bike ride to get to.   After showering we untied the lines and headed out.  We needed to get some fuel and Renee had researched where would be the best place (we always price around also look for only ethanol free gas) to determine that it would be at a marina right at the mouth of the bay as we left Colonial Beach.  We were only planning to get about 30 gallons because it was 5.69 per gallon and we knew that further down the Potomac at the mouth of the Chesapeake we can fill up with fuel for 4.29 per gallon.  The docking at the fuel dock proved to be the most challenging so far in the trip due to the tide going out creating a very strong current on the side of the boat at approach.  It took 3 attempts to get successfully onto the dock and a similar number of colorful explicative words rolling off Erik’s frustrated tongue!  😜   After the fueling fiasco we were on our way out of the bay and headed across and down the wide river.   

It was a fairly short 21 mile jaunt that had us docking at the free town docks (including electric!) in Leonardtown at 10:35am.  We quickly got tied up and AC on and took the bikes down from the bow of the boat to head off into town to the 11am meeting.   The google biking directions said mostly flat….they lie!  The first several hundred yards out of the parking lot were up a very steep hill that we gave up pedaling on and walked our bikes up the second half of.   We quickly rolled our way into the church parking lot arriving at exactly 11am.   It was another good meeting that a young man shared his story at.   The story and subsequent sharing by other members was just what we both needed.  

Leonardtown is nestled on the banks of the very calm and beautiful Breton Bay 

We rode back to the boat to check on Riva and ensure that the electric breaker on the dock hadn’t tripped; it was pretty hot and humid by point in the day.    Sandwiches and chips for lunch while cooling off for a few minutes and we headed back into town.  We toured the historic town jail and a couple of other notable sites and then went into a few of the towns shops.  All of that walking in the heat had our minds set on one of the local ice cream shops (farm to cone) we were told about back in DC by our fellow loopers aboard ‘Y-Not’.    

Worth another few photos!
‘The Salted Scoop’
Our kind of joint!
A ‘farm to cone’ ice cream shop boasting 45 creamy, delicious flavors to choose from 
Our flight included:
Biscoff Cookie Butter (favorite)
Coffee Crunch, Java Cookie, Salty Carmel Crunch, Chocoholic, and Rocky Mtn Road

Some sites from around the town

Local lore
Legend of Moll Dyer 
And the Moll Stone

Erik wants to build a set of these double Adirondack chairs with table
He also agrees with the coffee cup slogan 🤣  

We visited a couple other cute shops before heading back to the boat for a late afternoon siesta, relaxing, and dinner aboard.   A fair number of people were milling around the town wharf and park  enjoying the summer evening.  

We love the great outdoors and exploring all of the nice places we visit
BUT
We do appreciate our recliners and cold AC on these hot afternoons!

We debated on riding the bikes a little over 2 miles to go to the ‘Freedom Fest’ that was being held at the St Mary’s County fairgrounds and included a dog stunt show followed by fireworks but decided to stay put and relax more.   Folks at the meeting earlier had told us that in addition to the hill coming up out of the wharf there would be several big hills on the ride to the fairgrounds and this didn’t sound any to appealing to us given that it was still pretty hot and humid.  

As it turned out, from our slip at the free dock we had a pretty decent view of the display from the 2 mile vantage point across Breton Bay.  

Not a bad seat on the aft deck from the bay of the towns Freedom Fest fireworks

And part of the finale

🎆 

Leonardtown proved to be yet another charming small town that we were happy to have visited along our journey.  We had spied a bakery in town earlier that opens at 7am and makes doughnuts fresh to order; hmmmm best get off to bed to rest up for another trip up the hill in the morning! 

6/27/25 Mount Vernon to Colonial Beach

Trudge was sitting low in the water after last nights crazy storms
Erik had to hand bale about 30 gallons of water

The storms last night definitely left us with wonderful temperatures to explore Mount Vernon today!  It was a cloudy and at times rainy day and the high temp did not get above about 75; drastic and welcomed change from the past several days 110 heat indexes.  We headed in right about 9am.  There were several workers out in time themed apparel working and describing the different aspects of the time.  A lady explained how they used horses and donkeys to tread on the wheat to break it off and it would fall through slits on the floor.  Another lady explained some of the things they baked in the outside clay oven like pies, cakes, and breads.  Another gentleman showed us a replica house where slaves would have lived.  A very small one room log house for families of 3-13….tight quarters!   

Typical slave family quarters (upper right)
Building designed by Washington where wheat is laid on the floor which is made of slats with 1.5” gaps.  Horses then walk in circles on top of the what until all of the seeds come off of the straw and fall below to a lower level where they are gathered 

As we headed up the hill toward the house on a ridge was a memorial which was surrounded by the burial site of as many as 80 of the Washington families slaves in unmarked graves.  Through ground radar technology in recent years the gravesites have been located and marked.  Just a bit further up on the ridge we saw the tomb of George and Martha Washington as well as about 35 other of their relatives.   

Actually rather disturbing to think of how the elites fortunes were made on the backs of slaves

RIP all of those in these unmarked graves 

Washington’s tomb
He chose this spot in his will
Wondered how much, if anything, it had to do with it being adjacent the ridge with all of the unmarked slave graves?
Washington’s view and stances on slavery did change significantly in his later years 

About this time it started raining again, contrary to what the forecast had said, and we had not brought an umbrella.  We tried taking cover wherever we could but all three of us ended up soaked!  Up near the main house was a section that was more like a dorm style sleeping area where slaves would stay through the week while working.   A very well done exhibit had just opened up that detailed the lives of many of the slaves that had been through Mt Vernon.  There were also many small buildings containing animals, a blacksmith, and other buildings to keep the farm and estate running.  The museum was very well done with so much information and many artifacts.  After walking past a Revolutionary War encampment we decided to head back to the boat as the rain had finally slowed.  

Many neat artifacts and other things in the main museum

We could have spent longer in here reading about the things but Riva was not allowed in and we didn’t want to take the time to bring her all the way back down to the boat so one of us went in at a time while the other sat with the Diva

We made the decision to head to Colonial Beach for the night, so after Erik had a quick nap he pulled the anchor and about 1:30 pm we were headed back down the Potomac River.  The winds were blowing pretty strong from the East; with the fetch as it came up the river it created a pretty bumpy ride for most of the 57 mile trip.   After docking up in the same spot we had when we were here last week a little after 5pm we brought Riva over to the adjacent, very busy dog park where she was able to play with 5 or 6 other dogs which made her day!  Between the 2.5 miles of walking at the Washington Estate and the play with other canines she was now a whooped pup!   We left her aboard and headed out in the marinas golf cart for a delicious, way to big dinner at Los Hermanos that had been recommended by several people.   The recommendations did not disappoint.   After dinner since we had access to the cart we swing through the local Food Lion for a few things we wanted to get.   This is a challenging point of the trip for grocery shopping; with just over a week to go we want to eat up as much of whaat we have as we can. 

Boat hair…
Don’t care!

Erik can drive a big boat, but, a golf cart….not so much

😂 

We were both pretty exhausted from a not so great night of sleep last night with the storms at anchor as well as from the busy day.   Back at the boat for a cup of coffee, some blogging, and soon off to bed for what we are certain will be a much more restful slumber at the dock in a well protected bay.  

6/26/25 - DC to Mount Vernon

Very short travel day so no need to rush this morning.   Coffee and blogging, then walks with Riva.  Erik ran up to the CVS on the corner to pick up a few things and Renee went into the office to settle up and return the keycard.  We threw off the lines and headed out a little before 10 am.  Pulled into National Harbor Marina to get some gas.  Thought about a Ferris wheel ride but decided against it and moved on down the river.  

“Capital Wheel”

Leaving DC…we had a nice visit
So much more to see
We’ll be back!

Old Glory 
And The District of Columbia flag

The anchor was set just below Mount Vernon right about noon.  We hung out on the back of the boat with a little breeze and relaxed for a while making sure the anchor was holding, dropped the dinghy, and took a quick dip to cool off!  

Still lots of sticks and logs floating in the river
Trudge caught a log

It was already getting hot so we took Riva and headed to the dock to get checked in (free dinghy dock use when you purchase tickets to tour the grounds and estate) but started the generator and AC first.  When we got Riva back to the boat the AC breaker had tripped 🥺.  We started it back up, but it tripped the breaker again.  We turned the bedroom AC on and it seemed good so we put Riva in the back bedroom while we went in to take a mansion tour.  The mansion is undergoing a major renovation which in itself was something to see!  We were able to walk through Washington’s entertainment room which had original ornate woodwork and several of Washington’s paintings.  He loved his rivers, two paintings were of the Potomac and two of the Hudson River.  We could see through the doorways to see the massive restoration efforts.  The entire house was supported by beams while foundation work was being done.  We exited and re-entered at the other end to see Washington’s study.  There was not much in here during the renovation process but the guide went into detail about the restoration process.  The next building was the kitchen, back then the kitchen was always a separate building to avoid houses burning down.  This was a pretty big kitchen for those times!  

Some shots of the estate and mansion

We exited the kitchen and walked around to the front lawn where there was a breathtaking view of the Potomac River valley.  We could see Happy Destiny anchored out below.  We did not spend much time walking the grounds due to the insane heat!  

Looking out from the lawn over the Potomac

We hurried back to the boat and had hopes of cooler temperatures to explore more tomorrow.  Back at the boat we dipped in the river to cool off again (including Riva!) then sat and waited for the storms to come in and cool it off.  The storms were predicted to come around 4-5pm but skirted us all afternoon much to our chagrin; we REALLY wanted the cooler temps they would bring.  We grilled chicken and fish for dinner then went in to shore for Rivas evening walk. 

No rain yet….but it was moving in finally

More logs as well 😣 

After our walk we returned to the boat and took cool showers to cool body temperatures as the rain had STILL not come to the rescue with cooler temps.  We started the generator to run the AC in the bedroom for a while.  This served a dual purpose as the storms finally showed up and the hum of the generator helped Riva not be quite as scared of the thunder.  The storm hung around for several hours making it difficult to sleep (at least for Renee and Riva…Erik fell fast asleep).  This is why Renee does NOT like anchoring out if the weather looks bad!  The storms did eventually pass but the wind stuck around leaving us rocking and rolling all night.  BUT at least the rain DID bring the cooler temps!  

6/25/25- Washington DC day three

The night had ‘cooled’ the air to a frigid 81 degrees but the thick air of the morning was only going to get worse for outdoor activity so shortly after we rose from bed we took Riva for a bike ride and walk down to the end of the wharf.   There we saw the Titanic Memorial and let Riva off leash for a bit in a grassy area while discussing our plans for the day.  

Titanic Memorial

Small dog 

Big stick

Morning exercise

We decided to make the trip to the National Zoo early before the heat REALLY set in and the earth melted away into its next cycle of mass extinction (they didn’t talk of this one at the Natural History Museum yesterday but were fairly certain it will happen this afternoon 😝).   With Riva comfortably back aboard in the AC we set out first on bikes but after just a short pedal we decided to sign up and rent a couple of the many electric scooters that are all around.   They had a pretty good deal for new users where we could sign up and each get 100 minutes of use for 1cent per minute.   In registering/signing up Erik chose to state he was an ‘experienced rider’ (ok…maybe just a little fib) while Renee took the more honest approach and said she was a beginner.   What her integrity earned her was the restriction of scooters that would go a max of 8mph for her first three rides while Erik’s scooter would go 10mph.   This may not sound like a significant speed difference but it actually was and it proved to be fairly annoying.   The workaround we chose was for her to stop and ‘end ride’ several times on the trip to the zoo and then immediately start a new ride.   This worked but proved to be a bit more challenging than expected because the scooter ride could only be ended at certain locations where they could be locked up properly.   Ultimately, the gps mapped 5 mile ride we believe turned out to be more like a 7 mile ride due to some construction detours through one area of canal trail that got us turned around a bit….maybe several times!  By the time we arrived at the zoo the heat was blazing and walking the hot paths while zig zagging into all of the shaded areas we could only lasted a bit before we decided to duck into a few of the air conditioned buildings for relief.  We explored the reptile, monkey, ape, and orangutang exhibits as we made our way back to the very rear of the zoo where the panda bears are; these were our primary goal to see as it appeared to be the goal for many other visitors as well.   

The pandas were the highlight at the National Zoo

Think I’ll just sit and eat about 80 lbs of bamboo!

Too cute 🥰 

With hot bodies (temperature at least!), tiring legs, and appetites building we decided to head on from the zoo and back toward the marina.   Renee was able to zip along at the now ‘experienced’ speed of 10mph to keep up with Erik and about half way back we stopped at a local neighborhood delicacy (McDonalds!) where we shared a nice cold frappe and had a McChicken and fries to tide us over.   Back at the boat we took an hour or so to cool ourselves down before heading back out on bike to go to the Holocaust Memorial Museum.   The experience there was somber.  The exhibits are very well done giving the visitors an in depth account of the atrocities including all that lead up to them as well as a lot of incredibly personal insights on the many victims.  We did not arrive at the memorial/museum until about 3:30 and it closed at 5:30 which unfortunately had us moving too quickly through the many areas encompassing 4 floors of a very large building.  In particular we had to move through the bottom 2 floors without being able to spend a lot of time reading and watching many things we would have liked to.  The free museums and attractions in DC are so many and so immense that we are sure that much more time than we have allotted here would have been nice….we’ll have to make another visit in the future.   

Entering the Holocaust Memorial we each were given ID cards of actual people involved in the Holocaust
Before being led by a guide/guard into a small elevator that had the appearance of a cell or train car
Very poignant 

Holocaust Memorial Museum
Terrible history
Needs remembered

The evening was spent mostly relaxing aboard.  While at the Holocaust Memorial Museum there had been a brief small rainstorm that passed through which actually cooled the temps to a manageable enough level that we were able to comfortably sit on the aft deck of the boat and enjoy watching the evening wharf bustle of activity.  We did a couple of loads of laundry and made dinner (Erik made some delicious crab cakes while Renee enjoyed a bowl of chicken soup).   A few phone calls to friends and family were made and plans solidified for Chelsea, Devin, and Paula to come to join us for a few days next week…looking forward to seeing them and sharing our Happy Destiny experiences 😊.   We ended our busy, fun day with a walk up in the wharf to partake in a delightful treat of a ‘chimney cake’ as well as a walk out to the end of the pier.   Our time here in DC is likely coming to an end and we have enjoyed everything about it (except for the damn ridiculous heat 🥵).  

Erik and Renee removed sandles to cool and massage feet in the water pad fountain

Momma with our chimney cake delight jazzed up special for us with ice cream, strawberries, and chocolate by the stand Georgian (country not state) owner/operator
While Riva got her pup cup treat on as well
😋 

6/24/25 - Washington DC day two

The day started fairly early to try to get Riva out a bit before the brutal heat set in again; another day with projected heat indexes of 110 degrees,  We took her to a dog park that was about a 15 minute bike ride away.  The dog park wasn’t very big and no one was there when we got there.  One other dog, a lab mix puppy about 8 months old, came while we were there but Riva wasn't much in the mood to play today.  I can only guess the heat is getting to her also 🔥🥵.  After getting Riva back to the boat and the AC we headed for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.  Wow!!!  The museum is huge, full of information, artifacts, and so many cool “things”😂.  We started with the beginning of life on earth, followed by several mass extinctions, with descriptions of fossils, life size fossil re-creations, and details of where life forms were found.  Then we entered the section on ocean life.  A whole section on light pollution, stars, and asteroids.  There was a display with details of the hope diamond…. it’s huge and beautiful! Then a whole area of gemstones from quartz to topaz, and precious minerals like gold.  At some point we started to experience a combination of information overload coupled with foot and leg exhaustion so we decided to head back to the boat for a siesta and an opportunity to rest our weary minds and bodies for a bit.

From birds, rocks, elephants, dinosaurs, and everything in between our natural history is amazing!

We were going down Pennsylvania Ave yesterday while touring monuments so we pedaled by to get a good view of the White House

We also made a quick stop through the botanic gardens 
The real plan was to duck in for some AC for a cool down
Didn’t think that one through and found the greens to be humid and nearly as hot as outside

Body rested, at least a little, Erik made a trip down to the end of the wharf to make a visit to the fish market.  The heat appeared to be keeping many people away so the market was rather dead.  This may have been a bonus for Erik because the vendors seemed to have the willingness to wheel and deal to get more of their product off of the ice and into his hands.  He was planning to purchase a batch of live blue crabs in order to use the ingredients procured a few days ago for steaming them, but, as it turned out the cooked crab prices were the same as the live ones and the cooked vendor was offering the best deal.   For his price of a dozen crabs ($28) he actually threw in an extra half dozen or so.   While Renee partook in some leftovers Erik sat at the table tediously extracting and enjoying his crabs.   They were delicious but it is a lot of work to get to the yumminess.   About half way through the 18 crabs the time approached that we wanted to depart to head to a 6:30pm AA meeting that we found on our app which was about a 10 minute bike ride from the waterfront.   The meeting was a Big Book literature meeting and was well attended with a good variety of folks; definitely what appeared to be a younger group than seems usual.   In a small twist of irony the personal story we read from the rear of the text was ‘Jim’s Story’ about a physicians experience, strength, and hope of his alcoholic debacles and subsequent sobering up in Washington DC.  Although neither of us had ever stabbed our spouse with a pen knife multiple times at the corner of 8th and L in a drunken blackout, as usual in listening with open minds we both found relatable things and the shares from the group members were intriguing and uplifting.  One young gentleman there was maybe in his mid thirties and was at his second meeting ever with just 48 hours sobriety.    After the meeting while hanging out and chatting with him outside to share more and encourage him we asked if he has a Big Book and ended up giving him ours and explaining to him the book and suggesting what to read.   We wish him success and pray for a wonderful new life for him!   

We are not far from Ronald Regan Airport so there are a good number of aircraft of all kinds taking off and landing on a very regular basis

Riva does NOT care for the sound of jet wash 😞 

Trying to get as much meat out as possible and avoid the shells

Back at the boat for the evening we relaxed, showered, did a little blogging, watched a little TV, talking on the phone with family (making plans with several who are going to be joining us aboard next week), and took Riva on another walk down the wharf and out to the end of a pier near the marina.   The area we are in was surprisingly hopping even at 10:30pm with people bustling around.   Many folks still dining and taking part in libations, kids still playing in the nearby water splash fountain, and folks hanging out on swings that the pier has scattered on it.  Our fellow man seemed to have more energy than us as we headed back to the boat to retire to our cabin.   As we quickly fell off to sleep we talked briefly of what our plans for tomorrow would be.  There is SO much to do nd explore in DC.   We’ll see what tomorrow brings….one day at a time!   

Sunset on the Potomac
View from Happy Destiny
Washington Monument in the background

 View at night from the ‘recreation pier’ adjacent our marina looking toward where we are docked 

6/23/25 - Colonial Beach to Washington DC

We made it to DC today
A much anticipated side trip of The Loop for us

The morning started with Erik grilling chicken for Rivas breakfast.  Then a quick walk with Riva before disconnecting and preparing to shove off to head up river to DC.  

Sunset at Colonial Beach VA last night 
Didn’t make it into yesterday’s blog but worth view!

Threw the lines and got started a little after 7am; an early start was in order as an attempt to avoid the worst of the stupid hot temps projected.   The river was smooth as glass and it looked to be a beautiful day for a cruise, except for the crazy heat 🔥☀️.   There were still a LOT of crab pots even though we were now off of the bay.   With the sun low on the horizon still, it and its reflections off the water made created the need to keep eyes peeled in order to navigate the crab pot obstacle course for the first miles of the day.   Just as the pots thinned in number the floating debris (mostly smallish sticks and such but some larger chunks) became abundant.  

Sites from the days trip
Quantico Marine training (upper left)
George Washington estate at Mt Vernon…we will visit on way back down (upper right)
Many large homes and mansions as we drew nearer to DC (lower pics)

One of several large flotillas of youngsters learning to sail as we cruised through the Alexandria area

The monuments and Whitehouse coming into view

Even with the obstacles we made pretty good time cruising and pulled into Washington DC a little after noon.  We quickly got plugged in and got the AC running.  It was not too uncomfortable while cruising and with the air was moving, but, once stopped the heat hit us hard.  Erik and Renee walked up to get checked in and find out where we might find grass for Riva.  Luckily it wasn’t far and there was a decent grassy area, right beside a Starbucks, a praline bakery, and a Ben and Jerry’s  😋

We made good time on our 71.2 mile cruise today 
Averaging 14mph with top speed of 18mph

We sat aboard the now cooling boat for a couple of hours in order to get our body temps down to a reasonable level before venturing out.  Riva got taken up to do her business but quickly was panting and was more than happy to get back aboard and into the cool boat…smart pup!   We, on the other hand, were gluten for punishment and headed out into the heat of the late afternoon.   Just outside of the marina and up a block, located in ‘The Wharf’ area of the city there is a free shuttle that circles the SW of the city continuously making 5 or 6 stops at key areas including the National Mall.  We boarded the shuttle and took it around to the Mall stop where we then set off on foot to visit several of the monuments.   It was neat to see the grassy, parklike areas on both sides of the main Mall being fully utilized by lots of people taking part in organized sport activities; soccer, flag football, softball, and volleyball.  Also of note was just how bike-able DC is with bike lanes on virtually every road and very wide sidewalks.  Given that we soon realized that we would not likely be done with our excursion prior to the last free shuttle run we wished that we had ridden the bikes.  The ~1.7 mile walk back in the heat, after the already large number of steps in exploring the monuments, had us both literally exhausted by the time we got home at 9:30pm.  Even after sunset the humidity was stifling.   Looking at the weather app as we were approaching the marina still had the temp at 97 and the ‘feels like’ at 107!

Hot but fun afternoon/evening walking around the National Mall enjoying the monuments and memories

Needless to say, by the time we were back aboard and had stripped our soaked clothing we were both basically DONE for the night.   Riva did get a final quick trip up to shore in before we showered aboard and enjoyed a couple of coffee frappes before retiring and both passed out quickly.   It was an enjoyable first day in DC even while fighting the unbearable heat.   Time to get rested up so we can strategically plan how to best handle the next two days of even hotter temperatures.   We are thinking air conditioned museums will likely be on tap.   

Good night from the crew of Happy Destiny at The Wharf

6/22/25 - Colonial Beach day 2!

Erik slept till 7 and Renee and Riva till 7:30!  Holy Moses Batman the day was almost half over!

We found the beaches here to be very nice 
And 
Very refreshing on a mid 90’s day!

While Erik worked on the malfunctioning anchor windlass Renee fed and walked Riva and drank coffee 😊.   After a big, late breakfast of sausage, eggs, and toast we got started on some boat cleaning.  Erik got the outside washed and the dinghy cleaned out while Renee worked on the aft deck and cleaning the spots on the aft carpet, and windows.   

We found the manual in our boat binder for the original (39 year old) windlass
Reading the schematics was able to locate the solenoid and by cleaning the contacts on top of it that switch the motors direction had it working again

Erik playing with his dinghy 🤪

By the time we had things all operating as they should and the boat spic a span we were both hot and tired so we took a much needed break to relax in the AC before heading out to check out the bigger beach and a beach shop.  A couple small purchases and a nice swim to cool off and we headed back to relax aboard more for a while; we all three really needed this kind of chill day! 

More beach pics
Loved the quintessential little beach hotel 

For dinner Erik made a delicious steak and tortellini dish while Renee read her book, ‘Riverhorse’.  With satisfied tummies and the days very hot sun sinking lower in the sky we walked next door to the dog park where Riva had one friend to play with for a bit before they both tuckered out quickly in the still humid air.  We made an attempt to take the marinas golf cart for a spin over to the tiki bar beach (only one that allows dogs) but could not figure out how to make it work…hmmm.   So instead we loaded Riva into her bicycle basked and pedaled over to said beach 🏖️ where she found another friend to play with.  

Riva loves the water!

And after a refreshing dip she got the zoomies!

She tried to strangle herself with the leash 😮 

Back at the boat for a nice sunset Renee gave Riva a needed bath while Erik spent an hour using Goof Off and a kitchen scrubby to clean a bunch of sticky, nasty goop off of the 50’ long 30 amp shore power chords.  This chore ended with frustration as he was finishing when he somehow managed to pull on one of the two chords at an odd angle breaking off one of the prongs into the 50/30 amp duel splitter 😣.   Fortunately he was able to fish out/remove the broken off prong out of the female end of the splitter and we did have an extra 30 amp chord to use at least.   The day was rounded out with showers followed by relaxing in our recliners while enjoying some delicious homemade coffee frappes 😋 before 

heading off to bed to get rested for what we are planning for as an early departure tomorrow to try and beat the worst of the heat for a 70 mile run up the river to DC.   

And why not one more Riva video! 

She loves the wind blowing through her hair