THURSDAY JULY 8TH

A hair cooler out this morning so we took a nice walk. The grounds at the resort part of the marina are beautiful. Lots of curving sidewalks and landscaping. We walked part of the way to the small town of Irvington.

As we were leaving the marina, we noticed this PT 19 flying around. This type of Primary Trainer is what Ross’ dad would have learned to fly in when he joined the Air Force during WWII. We got to thinking, there can’t be that many of those planes flying around. So we looked back through the blog to find the picture of the last PT 19 we saw. Sure enough! #23 was the plane we saw at airstrip back on Jeykll Island.

It was a short 10 miles today back down the Rappahannock to Deltaville, where the river meets the Chesapeake Bay.  We’ll leave the boat here for the next 3 weeks while we return home.

Saw this beautiful sailboat today.

The day was steamy hot. But a small rain shower came through and made it bearable enough to actually sit out on our back deck. The heat has kept us trapped inside the cabin so it was a treat to be able to sit out back.

A local restaurant sent a car to pick us up for dinner. The place was called “Tobys” and you would never find it by yourself. A bit off the beaten path.

The gal working in the marina office told us Toby’s made something called Tomato Pie that they were famous for in the area. Well we had to check that out.

The tomato pie is a meal in itself, even if they tell you it’s an appetizer and too small to share. It was ripe tomatoes, some spices, piecrust and various cheeses. Rich and delicious! There had to be at least a days worth of calcium (and calories) in the cheeses.

Ross and I were the only 2 customers in the non-smoking section of the restaurant.
The bar and smoking section was busy though. We are in Virginia after all. Tobacco is king!