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Sunrise June 1, 2017 - Faulkner MD anchorage |
Today started early – anchor up at 6:45! We had a fabulous travel day…flat water,
bright sunshine, low humidity, live firing exercise, light wind – just the
normal day in our lives!
We traveled about 80 miles (that’s a LONG day) trying to
complete the round trip on the Potomac and kiss the Chesapeake Bay once again! We are back in foreign (unfamiliar) waters
where everything is “new”. But before we
finished the trek on the Potomac, a Navy “range boat” radioed to us…
“South bound trawler approaching markers 25 & 26” he
repeated twice. I grabbed the binoculars and verified the markers – yep, that’s
us! Charlie answered. The officer then said “are you familiar with our ‘hot
range exercise’?” We looked at each
other – of course I was thinking it was a free gym membership or something!
Charlie said “No sir, just tell me what I need to do.”
Long story short, he politely advised us to increase our
speed until we reached markers 17 & 18 – Charlie responded with “Yes, sir”
(Roger that – seemed a little casual for the moment). We were FLYING at 2000 rpms generating a top
speed of 10.2 mph (thank goodness for the current!). Once we reached markers 17
& 18, the “range boat” suggested we continue to markers 7 & 8 – we did. All ended well.
OK here’s the mystery…where the heck was this “boat”? I NEVER saw it!! But he seemed to know all
about us – I opted to not question the situation. By the time we were “safe” there were many
more boats having the same conversation.
The rest of the day was boring & calm – not a bad thing considering
the boom, boom, boom we were hearing behind us.
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Where the Potomac meets the Chesapeake - what dangerous current?!? |
As we left the Potomac and met the Chesapeake…Sweet Home
Alabama was playing on the radio!! We
both laughed!
Tonight we are docked at Calvert Marina ,Solomons MD. We will only be here for the night
and plan to leave at first light – hoping for another long, uneventful travel
day. But we stopped for fuel and they had space - so why not walk on land, finish laundry and enjoy the sunset? I'm living like a rock star! LOL!!
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Sunset June 1, 2017, Aft deck on The Lower Place |
It was comforting to know and hear our Navy perfecting their
skills, preparing for anything that may come our way…as civilians we have no
idea how much dedication, sacrifice and commitment our armed forces provide for
our day-to-day freedom. Thank you
soldiers, sailors and airmen!
Be thankful for this great nation – it really is the best
place in the world!
God Bless
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