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.
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| “Capital Wheel” |
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| Leaving DC…we had a nice visit So much more to see We’ll be back! |
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| 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!
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| 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!
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!
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.
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!
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