Sunday, November 9 — Yesterday morning, we were up at 0-Dark 30 and left Dennis Point at first light of dawn, which was 0615. Here were some early morning photos along the way.
Welcome Back to Norfolk, Virginia
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Keith’s Perspective on Our Last Days in Maryland/Le point de vue de Keith sur nos derniers jours dans le Maryland
On Saturday, we were supposed to go to DC with one of mom’s friends, but mom’s friend had to cancel. My parents wanted to go even without mom’s friend, but thankfully the museums were still closed because of the government shutdown. Thank you government shutdown! Instead, we went to brunch at a restaurant, then had Tiki Tour over for D&D.
Samedi, on devait aller à DC avec une des amies de maman, mais elle a dû annuler. Mes parents voulaient y aller quand même sans elle, Mais heureusement tous les musées étaient fermés parce que le gouverment était fermé. Merci fermeture du gouvernement! À la place, nous avons mangé un brunch à un restaurant, puis Tiki Tour est venu pour D&D.
Emergency Stop on Passage from Annapolis to Bermuda
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 — It was a sunny and relatively warm morning at 64-degrees Fahrenheit — the warmest day we’ve had in weeks. It was nice that it was pleasant out as we did all the last minute things that needed to be done before we left on the long passage, including returning the car. Here was another shot of how pretty it was in the marina right now.
As Eric was disconnecting the electrical cables, he noted that the Y-connector was looking like it was beginning to deteriorate. We noted that we should replace it soon.
We untied from the dock at 1100. We’d decided to make this passage on Sunday. Since then, the forecast has deteriorated. As of yesterday, the conditions were not supposed to be good at any point of the 5-day passage, but they also weren’t supposed to be terrible for any of the days, either. We’d debated postponing the trip, but decided that we’d rather be uncomfortable at sea, on our way to warmer weather, than uncomfortable in the cold in Annapolis. We’d never planned to have Kosmos in a cold location and simply did not have the proper gear onboard, and we couldn’t take the cold anymore.
Continue readingDays Two and Three of the Passage from Washington DC to Annapolis, Maryland
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Since we were in no rush, we slept until our normal time and had a leisurely breakfast. Interestingly, when we first got up, there was no fog, and as the morning progressed we watched it slowly and steadily roll in on shore.
Day One of the Passage from Washington DC to Annapolis, Maryland: Down the Potomac
Saturday, October 4 — Our plan was to leave as soon as it was light enough to safely navigate. The days were getting shorter, and the sun was rising later, so we didn’t untie until 0650.
It was calm and peaceful on the water, though there was patchy fog here and there. There were also a lot of rowing (crew) boats out on the water that we needed to be wary of.
