6/8/07 The Southern Leg
Oddly, the first leg of the Flight North was actually a cruise south to Portsmouth Virginia to attend a Monk owner’s rendezvous. We left Rock Hall with two other boats owned by friends, Sea Lebrity II with Marilyn & John O’Bryan aboard and Elysium with Jane and Bob Scarborough. We cruised our way down the Bay making several stops to enjoy the weather, food and shore side sites at Solomons Island (MD) and the Piankatank River (VA) before arriving at Tidewater Yacht Agency in Portsmouth. We arrived in the afternoon of Wednesday June 13. These arrivals are always fun with friends and fellow owners waiting on the dock to help with line handling and a bit of advice on docking.
These events provide plenty of opportunity to socialize but also are great learning opportunities. There were meetings and seminars on cruising the Bahamas, the New York and Canadian canal systems, boat maintenance and safety as well as ways to have cell phone and Email service on board your boat. Most of us attended the seminars while some stayed aboard their boats to attend to some cleaning and maintenance chores.