First night aboard

I'm on Razzmatazz for my first night aboard. We're docked in a slip, which is kind of the boater's version of an RV campground. We hook up to power (so I can write this blog while plugged into a regular 120V outlet), water, septic, and even cable TV. There is a shared area with clothes washers / dryers, bathrooms, showers, and a little library area where anybody can pick up or leave a book for the next person.

My phone is mostly working for an internet connection (it is either blazing fast or it drops the connection completely). That came in handy tonight when we realized that we don't know any marina in Newport News (which is where I'm supposed to be flying home from) to drop me off at. Although the idea of me wading through the surf onto the beach a la Daniel Craig in Casino Royale certainly holds some appeal, we decided that finding a marina to drop me off would be a better idea. Enter iPhone and NetShare - a quick Google search for marinas in the Newport News area found the Leeward Marina , as well as GPS coordinates.

I'll try and take some pictures of the boat tomorrow when the light is better. It's much roomier than I expected - although I have to crawl into my sleeping area (there's about 2.5 feet of headroom over the bed), there's actually plenty of space to sprawl out on, and I even have a separate bathroom. Jack literally 'showed me the ropes' on the boat, and now I'm itching to get out into the water tomorrow and get to work!