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