We're in Washington, DC!

This morning we left the anchorage by 6 AM. We needed those extra inches that the high tide would lend for our escape from the shallow anchorage. We made it out but will never enter it again. It was a peaceful night but I think Larry was up most of night worrying about the morning, not me I slept like a baby.

The rain continued today with a drizzle until we got almost up to DC, then the clouds parted and let the sun shine. It hurt my eyes it's been days since we saw the great orb in the sky.

The picture is of Fort Washington. We don't know if one can visit this fort but I'm sure we will check it out eventually.

This was our last bridge, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. It is a bascule bridge but with a 75 foot vertical clearance we didn't need an opening.

This was a shot of the Capital building as we came up the river.

This is the Washington Memorial as seen from the water.

This is a plane taking off from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. There were many planes taking off and landing while we were coming up the river. The noise over head at our dock will take some time to adjust to I'm sure.

There was a special event happening at the Naval Academy as we came into the channel to take our slip. We actually were hailed on the VHF radio and escorted by one of the small inflatable boats. At least no one was manning the gun on the front like in Georgia.

We arrived at our dock about 11:30 AM not bad with the tide against us all the way. We checked in at the Gangplank Marina and went for a walk to check things out. We walked to the new Safeway store about a block away. The prices reflect were we are, a bit to high for my liking. I figure I'll have to find my way to Trader Joe's and Wal*Mart.

We walked next door to the Capital Yacht Club, it's very nice. We plan to get started with the membership process when we get back from NY. Wednesday night we will go to the club to meet more new members. We already have an offer form to members to be our sponsors. At Gangplank the people are nice but there just doesn't seem to be a community atmosphere about the place. Time will tell when we get to meet some of our neighbors.

Larry already turned in for night and I'm not far behind him. Tomorrow we are getting a ride from our friends Sally and Andy to Deltaville to get our motorcycle. It's about a 2 1/2 to 3 hour ride and we are going to get an early start.