We come on the Sloop John B...I wanna go home!

This is early in our trek across the Chesapeake Bay- the waves haven't really built up yet to the 4-5 feet that they were at the end of the ride! Note the angle of the sailboat in the background- "nice" wind!!!!

Leaving Norfolk harbor- just an example of some of the military boats we saw. I didn't dare take too many photos!

Proof that we made it to "Mile Marker Zero"!

Our tranquil marina in Deltaville, VA- where the alarm is screeching & Ken is inside the open engine hatch. It's a beautiful protected cove where Linda sits now- waiting for her knight in shining armor to come on his white stallion---er, I mean Chevy Silverado to whisk her away back to her castle!!!( See the saga below to make sense of this caption!)

Yes, that's a Royal Carribbean cruise ship at the Norfolk harbor- and the battleship in the middle of the photo. BUSY harbor to maneuver in on a Sat am- or anytime!

Linda here- We finally left Norfolk Sat am- with forecast of waves on Chesapeake Bay 2 feet and 2-3 feet by afternoon. It was slow going, but we wanted to get just a little North, and to see how bad the Bay was. It was 3-4 foot waves, very steep & close together- wind from the West at 20mph- not the best time to be there. As we progressed the waves got higher- we could only go about 6mph. After about 5 hours- Ken said "Let's pull in for the night and take tomorrow off from all these rough seas". We made the turn to go toward land- about 5 miles to the marina- when an engine alarm started. A high-pitched LOUD alarm. We tried several things to stop it- then the CO detector in the cabin started to screech. Meanwhile we are rockin' & rollin' in 5 foot waves with an occasional 6 footer. We vented the cabin & got the CO alarm to stop. At this point I put on Cory's life vest- so you know I'm thinking we're gonna be swimming by the time this day is done! I transferred my wallet (with ID) from my purse to my zip-pocket pants- and changed from socks & sneakers to my Crocs. Fire and/or explosion were my 2 biggest fears. Anyway- Ken read in the owner's manual that it's OK to run the engine with this thing blaring if it's under 2500 rpm. So we slowly motored in to the marina- picture yourself on a quiet Sat pm at your boat in its slip at the marina- here comes a darn transient with an alarm piercing the tranquil setting! Ken was on the phone with Volvo for over 2 HOURS- inside the engine compartment, on his belly under the dashboard, - a true contortionist- at last- the Volvo guy directed him to disconnect some wire that stopped the alarm! Then he explained that the DC power has a short & could start a fire- so not to leave the boat with the DC power on. One of the batteries is now disconnected (thru instruction over the phone of the Volvo guy)- we have shore power, and are docked in Deltaville VA- a quiet little farming town that is on the Piankatank River off the Chesapeake Bay. Soooooo.....long story........ Ken has just left by hired driver to go to the airport to fly to Ft Myers, FL to pick up the truck & trailer. He should arrive back here to pick up Cory & I and the boat Wed or Thursday. Then we trailer the boat back to CT. We have completed the ICW (Mile "0" is in Norfolk) and then about 1/3 of the Chesapeake Bay. Ken looked at me last pm and said, "I'm DONE". We both have discovered that living on a boat is not what we want to do! As Ken says, "This is an ADVENTURE, not a LIFESTYLE!" If we waited here to be repaired ( yet again!)- who knows how long that would take- then we'd have to wait for one foot seas on the Chesapeake. Then when we got to Cape May, we'd have to wait to get the oil changed (100 hours on the engine now)and then wait for perfect weather to travel "outside" to get to Long Island Sound! We're talking June or July, when we both wanted to come home 2 weeks ago!!!!! When Ken has access to the computer again, I'm sure he'll tell you his version of the saga- but I wanted to update you and pass along some photos! I'm really going to be HOME!!!!Love to all- Linda