Colonial
Beach on Monroe Bay just off the Potomac River in Virginia holds a truckload of
nostalgia for the FO’s brothers. By the time his five brothers were spending
lots of time here, when their mom had a home in the area, the FO was away in
Air Force tech school. The three
brothers we’re visiting with this weekend (Kim, Guy, and Scott) all have
memories of the wide sandy beach, the marina, and the old hang-outs for
teenagers that have long since disappeared from the scene. Nevertheless, this
is a feel-good place to gather and share the kind of camaraderie only brothers
understand.
Yesterday
the FO, brothers Kim and Guy, along with Guy Jr. took off on their motorcycles
to revisit the old stomping grounds around the town of Colonial Beach. They
ended up at the marina where they ran into old friends who just happened to be
in port. From all reports the afternoon turned out to be a relaxing one sitting
in lawn chairs on the pier swapping stories.
Yours truly
spent time blogging for a writer’s Word Press blog and taking advantage of the
shady backyard on the waterfront of the Hobo Palace. It’s across the gravel RV
Park track from our motor coach site, and it’s the home of the FO’s brother,
Kim. While I was hanging out with the dogs over there I took a picture of a
blue heron on a little spit of land a short way across the water, who was
looking to catch his dinner.
Last evening
Kim’s neighbor Eva made the most delicious meal for all of us! We enjoyed
macaroni salad with bay shrimp, barbecued chicken and pork, along with grilled
corn on the cob, baked beans and for dessert, German chocolate cake (all
homemade!) We ate on the Hobo Palace’s deck and watched the evening breeze
riffle the water in the bay and a momma duck and her ducklings swimming close
by in anticipation of a handout. What a
perfect end to a day of kicking back in such a peaceful place.
Today Guy
and Scott and his wife Linda are motoring their boats down the Potomac to join us on
the bay, and Kim’s boat is ready and waiting at the pier by the beach. It
promises to be a great day on the water. We’ll keep you posted and add more
pictures later.
End Captain’s
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