Deltaville, VA (Regatta Point Marina)

Day #346; Loop Miles to Date = 4,224

We've now been in Deltaville for about 5 days, and it has been a nice relaxing stop. There isn't a lot to do "in town", but they do have courtesy cars here at the marina for our use. So, we've wandered into town a couple of times...mostly for groceries and to visit a West Marine just down the street. Sandy was also able to find a spa in the area and treated herself to a much needed massage...that felt really good!

We have managed to get a couple of boat "things" attended to. On Thursday, we had an A/C guy come on the boat to help fix the drain issue we had with one of our units. This is the newer unit, and when it was installed, we re-used the existing drain line...which was fine. However, after a period of time, we realized that the drip pan under the unit was collecting water before it would drain. Basically, the easiest fix was to raise the entire unit by about 1" to promote proper draining. So, we had some help with this, and it is now draining perfectly.

Also, on Friday, we had the boat pulled out of the water to clean the bottom, and check the zincs and the prop. The bottom line is that everything looked terrific! The bottom did need to be cleaned, but the bottom paint is in great shape, no dings on the prop, and we changed out the shaft zinc while we had it out of the water. All in all, a very quick and successful haut-out...it couldn't have gone better.

The culinary highlight thus far has been the fried chicken from the market...wow is it ever good. It has been dinner for us 2 nights already, and more than likely we'll do it one more time just for good measure! Not the healthiest of choices...but boy it is really, really good fried chicken.

We have caught up on laundry, boat washing, rug shampooing, and other chores while here, and now we are sitting around wasting time waiting for the rain to quit. Here's our view out the window right now:



The marina building. They have a nice big porch with rocking chairs, a TV room/lounge, plus a large meeting room for groups to use. Back behind here are a swimming pool, bathrooms and showers, and the laundry room. It is a nice set-up. Our slip is right up front, making it really easy for dog walking.

Yesterday was a much nicer day, and of course we didn't have the camera out then. But our friend Susan did...here is a cool black and white shot of us in our slip:

 

 

So for today...we'll just watch the rain and probably some TV. If it subsides as we hope, we plan to leave tomorrow early in the morning, heading south. Stay tuned...