Washington, D.C. We've been anchored in the Potomac at the Capital Yacht Club for the past week. Ideal location for taking in sights like the Smithsonian museums and area monuments (Washington spire in background). Unfortunately our anchorage is situated on the flight path between the White House and nearby airports. So several times each day we are buzzed by low flying police and Presidential helicopters whose official occupants no doubt view us with the same mix of curiosity and suspicion that we have for them.

Sailing past Norfolk, VA, the commercial shipping and Navy shipbuilding and refurbishing is quite extensive. It took almost an hour to motor past all of the activity in Norfolk, on an almost windless, hot day.
Norfolk and Hampton, Virginia are at the crossroads of several waters, including the Elizabeth and Hampton Rivers, Hampton Roads, and the Chesapeake, so we planned our passage for as calm a day as possible.

We tried to stay cool during a record heat wave on the East Coast (into the 100s). Larry found that a wet bandanna helped, and our mesh screens kept the sun out of the cockpit.