Day #273; Loop Miles to Date = 3,631
No pics today...just a quick update...penning this entry as we are traveling today on the Potomac. It is hot, hot, hot - but the water is flat, and there is no one at all out here with us, so it is a very peaceful ride today.
We just have had no luck with marinas in Colonial Beach. The last time, we were sitting in mud, and this time (at a different marina) we had power issues. Last night we had to run the generator because every time we turned on our A/C, we tripped the circuit breaker on the boat. We and the marina fiddled around with it yesterday, but decided that we would just use our generator to run our A/C...which we could do with no issues.
We conjectured that we had a problem with our A/C circuit breaker, but after a visit from an electrician this morning, we deduced that the problem was most likely a weak power supply from the marina. There is a chance that our older A/C unit is starting to go (1 of our 2 was replaced last fall) but we will need to have this diagnosed by someone at another stop. For now, we expect that we are fine...we'll know with more certainty once we hook up to the power at White Point later today. If we have no issues tonight, then we can know what the issue was with more conviction.
One thing that we must point out though is that the folks at Boathouse Marina were wonderful. Bill, the owner lives on his boat there in the marina, and was helpful, friendly, and interested to make sure that we were taken care of. He loaned us his car to make a run to the grocery store, and also discounted our rate because of our issues...even though we had no clue at the time whether the issue was with us or the marina. And this morning, he arranged for the electrician to show up first thing, and after spending a half hour with us, he didn't charge us a nickel! The marina is small and a bit tired, but the people were just terrific.
Other than that, not much going on. We are still on track to meet up with some family mid-next week...and for now it appears that the weather will continue to cooperate.
All for now...
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