Fourth of July

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll spend all day in a boat drinking beer.

We've had a great 4th, hanging with Wes and little Wes. Fishing, riding in boats, loitering on the sandbar in Jackson Creek, grilling out, and every other fun thing that we could think of. Tomorrow we head to Tappahannock for a little while to stay at my Mom's place and then back to Deltaville to get serious about work. The weather has been great, about 10 degrees cooler than it ever was in South Carolina, and we barely even need the air conditioner up here at night. It's great to be in a sailing area also, unlike Florida where 3 out of 4 boats are power boats, here the marinas and anchorages are full of masts and when you look out at the Bay during the afternoon all you see are sails. Sailboats, sailboats everywhere! Nice protected waters all around, we're looking forward to being able to take some day sails soon.

For those who read this and know him, I ran into John Tiller the other day, by accident. Wes had sent me up to Wendy's Canvas to get some new snaps put on our mosquito netting, and when I walk into the shop a guy working on a cushion says "We'll be with you in a minute". Of course, I recognized the voice, it was John! The man does everything, cabinetmaker, upholstery, etc. He's staying low over the holiday weekend, but we agreed to all get together when we get back from Tappahannock. For those who don't know John, he was more than instrumental in getting Moria started when we left Deltaville 14 years ago, and we owe him a huge debt of gratitude for all he did for us.

We finally captured the elusive 'dolphin jump' on video on our way up the bay from Norfolk. We see dolphins all the time, but capturing them on film has been a little tougher than it sounds. Here's a short clip I put together.