Norfolk

Cat's Cradle made an uneventful passage through the Alligator River Bridge, its so nice when bridge operators do their job properly. We came up the Dismal Swamp Canal at a leisurely pace spending a night in South Mills, between the lock and bridge. We were 1 of16 boats passing through the Deep Creek bridge, which made for a long wait for those in road traffic, I'm sure drivers had "nice" things to say about those darn boaters that afternoon. Decided to tie up before the lock for the night so that Bernie could go visit with some of his fire-fighter friends. On to Portsmouth for a night, meeting up with Alan & Patti for dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Arrangements were made to be in Little Creek so that Howdy Bailey and company could repair the cap rail and arch beginning thursday. Went into the military marina the night before so we could get an early start moving over to Cobb's Marina where the work would be done.
Howdy, Ike, Ed and Larry met us at the dock and began planning, it is now saturday and we are fixed, the arch and cap rail look like new. Also were able to get the sewing machine in for an alignment and tune up while here. Will be moving back to the military marina this afternoon, better rates and also more of a breeze over there, plan to spend a couple of nights there before proceeding on up the Chesapeake Bay. The idea is to leave the boat in Aberdeen for our visit with Mom in July.