Back on the Water Again May 19

We are "Back On The Water, Again"...  Wasn't that an old cowboy song, or was that something about a saddle?  Anyway, Kay and I returned from Texas to Virginia (over 1600 miles) via Baton Rouge, Montgomery, and Charlotte in a crammed-full rental car, and reached our boat about a week ago.  A couple of highlights of the trip were tours of the Hank Williams museum in Montgomery and the Billy Graham library in Charlotte.  We unloaded all of our stuff onto the boat just before a 45 mph squall and rainstorm blew through, thoroughly rinsing the boat!  After a side trip to Norfolk to meet with Customs & Border Protection folks and few days of provisioning and last-minute preparation of the boat, we were off for a delightful trip north to Solomons, MD, where we have spent the last few days unwinding from the trip and visiting with other boating friends.  It is amazing how both in Deltaville and Solomons we continually meet up with former acquaintances.   We do now understand why last fall the locals suggested that we not return before well into May...it was 46 degrees this morning!  Below is an osprey chick in its nest in Deltaville, and a view across the creek in Solomons toward the lighthouse museum.