Colonial Beach, VA

4/13/2017

With a visit to Washington, D.C. as the ultimate goal, we traveled another long day today. Since the boating season is not yet in "full swing", we barely saw any other vessels during our hours of travel. Along the way, we did see one unusual and interesting aid to navigation.

A cross the height of a two-story building is noted on nautical charts

Approaching the marina, we saw this beautiful vessel.

Miss Ann

We arrived at Colonial Beach Marina late in the afternoon. Once again we found no one to assist with lines as the marina did not open for regular, seasonal hours until tomorrow. After easily tying ourselves to the floating dock, we took a walk up the street to see what we could find.

Colonial Beach Marina

After walking the long driveway of the marina, we came to a beach area and then a children's playground.

Beach in Colonial Beach, VA

Castlewood Park

Jeff on Climbing Wall / Sierra on Slide

Jeff with Sierra on Spiral Slide

As dinner time approached, I left the others at the playground to return to the boat to start cooking. Eventually, Sierra wondered where her Nana had gone, and the rest came back to the marina.

Restaurant and Tiki Bar at Marina

After returning to the boat, Sierra decided she wanted to wear Papa Clark's hat for dress up.

Sierra wearing Clark's favorite hat

Then, nature gave a beautiful show for the evening.

Sunset at Colonial Beach, VA

Swan at Marina

Swan at Sunset