Tuesday morning we decided to go back to the Sea Ray plant a couple of hours earlier than they said, just in case the trailer was ready, and you know what? No sooner had we parked the truck than we saw our trailer, loaded with the two boats destined for Virgina, being towed out to the yard. The driver knew from the broad smile on my face that the trailer belonged to us. We hooked up, got our paperwork and headed east.I don't know of too many drivers who really enjoy east coast driving. The cities are large, the roads and over crossings are not that big or high, and parking is at a premium if you can find it. Add to 
that, the rest areas have a 2 hour limit for parking, and everywhere I called, Virginia DOT and the Virginia State Police, both said that it was enforced. We knew we would have a dilemma leaving Knoxville mid morning and heading towards Virginia, but we needed to get as far as we could. The one big truck stop we found on Interstate 64 wasn't close enough, which left us with a medium Pilot on the other side of Richmond, which would work out good, but the question was, would there be a spot?
that, the rest areas have a 2 hour limit for parking, and everywhere I called, Virginia DOT and the Virginia State Police, both said that it was enforced. We knew we would have a dilemma leaving Knoxville mid morning and heading towards Virginia, but we needed to get as far as we could. The one big truck stop we found on Interstate 64 wasn't close enough, which left us with a medium Pilot on the other side of Richmond, which would work out good, but the question was, would there be a spot?.
With anticipation we drove on and finally got to the exit and made our way into the driveway. We 
could see already that it was full, but as luck would have it, there was a makeshift spot to park in that really wasn't a spot. Less than an hour later we saw a truck leave one of the official spots, and since it was an easy pull up and then back in, that's exactly what Craig did. Nestled in our parking spot we set the alarm to wake us up early enough to get us to the docks in Portsmouth.
could see already that it was full, but as luck would have it, there was a makeshift spot to park in that really wasn't a spot. Less than an hour later we saw a truck leave one of the official spots, and since it was an easy pull up and then back in, that's exactly what Craig did. Nestled in our parking spot we set the alarm to wake us up early enough to get us to the docks in Portsmouth. Traffic was good, we even found the correct spot to go to check in. We waited for our escort to take us through a maze of containers and then direct us to park and wait for someone to off load the boat which was headed to Spain. About an hour later we finally see the forklift and dock workers arrive, and with signed paperwork, and one less boat on our trailer, we were headed 180 miles away to Woodbridge, VA.
We made our way up Interstate 95 to the dealership in record time, only to have to wait yet again for an hour until they were ready to off load the boat. We were watching the 
time as we knew we had to make it through the Washington DC area and a place we knew we could stay for the night. As we drove by Bowie, MD I gave a shout out to one of my regular blog readers Mom, and waved as we went by. We finally made it into Salisbury, MD to the Bayliner Plant which is closing down. We had their entire parking lot to use for our home for the night and for that we are extremely grateful. Now if I could only feel that way about the oversize load we will be getting in the morning.
time as we knew we had to make it through the Washington DC area and a place we knew we could stay for the night. As we drove by Bowie, MD I gave a shout out to one of my regular blog readers Mom, and waved as we went by. We finally made it into Salisbury, MD to the Bayliner Plant which is closing down. We had their entire parking lot to use for our home for the night and for that we are extremely grateful. Now if I could only feel that way about the oversize load we will be getting in the morning.
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I wish you could have taken time for a cup of coffee. We have five Starbucks in our town. It would be so much fun to actually meet each other.
mmmmmm, Starbucks.... It's been a couple of weeks since my last one. Hopefully, some time in the future when we aren't on such a tight schedule, it would be fun to meet up!
You coulda said howdy to all of my family in Portsmouth.....as for the sushi place...it is right on First Ave as you come into town...right next to STARBUCKS! it is called Oishi....the sleigh ride is about 6 miles up Gold Creek by our house....well worth the drive I think from any where. It is 1100 acres of forest and open year round...summer hay rides, horseback riding; just lots to do and it is all fun and affordable.
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