7/3/2014 + 7/4/2014 – (Kelly)

Hola,

Just another few days of layin low in Virginia Beach. We really did nothing these past couple of days besides sitting inside and relaxing. You know, because we wont be outside alot already. Lol. We’ve been soaking up some rays and doing a little bit of fishing here and there but tomorrow will start the main part of our trip. We will be leaving for Morehead NC tomorrow morning to go see our “long lost” cousins. Cant wait to be sharing some cool stories with everyone soon.

Over and Out.

Kelly

7/4/14 (Matt)

So Hurricane Arthur was a bust. The only thing we got was some wind and some rain. Everyone thought it was going to be a disaster but as i predicted it was nothing to severe. But for the rest of the day we just relaxed and i tried surfing again but i current was ripping so i didn’t stay out to long. After all of that we went back to Mahi Mah’s for the 50 cent oyster, clams, and wings and that was pretty good. Finally we went to dairy queen were it was PACKED and had some great ice cream.

 

7/3/14 (Matt)

Today was a relaxing day due to the delay of Hurricane Arthur. The only thing i did today was sit in the room and attempt to go surfing but the waves were pretty upsetting. After all of that we went to Mahi Mah’s for dinner and that was excellent! Tonight is the big night we’ve all been waiting for because Arthur is suppose to hit. Wish us luck!

7/3/14 – 7/4/14 (Qwin)

Today we just prepared for the storm that is headed our way we are in a very sturdy hotel and are ready for whatever happens. But today besides that me and Matt went to the beach to catch a few waves and hangout by the water. And later on once we got home and showered we had an awesome dinner that stuffed me and Matt to the point where we could barely move haha. After that we had an awesome dessert, a molten chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream. Matt is now obsessed with it and demands to get it every night. Haha but through the night we didn’t even hear the storm at all. Well I didn’t. And when everyone got up there was no sign of a hurricane even coming through. We carried on our day normally we went and got breakfast at big sams, and walked around for a little till resorting back to our hotel. Kelly and Mr. Grillo went to check out the jet skiis and Matt went to go catch some Waves but had a hard time with the current pulling him. Finally tomorrow we will be leaving Virginia beach and Virginia all together. I believe we are all ready to get back on the water and start making some progress to our ultimate goal. I enjoyed our stay here for the short duration and I’m glad it was a place where we could actually find things to do. I just look forward to every coming day to bring me new adventures.

7/2/14 (Qwin)

Today was easy day to relax after yesterday’s insane day. Me and Kelly went fishing and between the both of us caught six spadefish. We were just giving them away to people because you can eat them and are supposedly really good. We also had a really good dinner at a sushi restaurant called Yama with one of mr. Grillos friends, Mary and her two kids Tim and Danny. It was so good and probably the most sushi I’ve ever eaten in one sitting. They gave us four more special rolls on the house. And even cheesecake all on the house. So obviously we took advantage of the free food and scarfed it all down haha. After that me Kelly Matt and Tim went to “fun land” as Matt calls it and built up the courage to get on the slingshot. A ride that literally is a sling shot and shoots you 215ft into the air. We all had a lot of fun walking around Virginia beach just doing a little exploring and checking out some cool things that are happening around in the town. It’s a really cool place to be stuck at for a couple days glad I got to be here.

7/2/14 (Matt)

Today was very relaxing. we had to take the day and reflect on what we actually accomplished the day before. But besides that we hung out at Virginia beach the whole day walking around and exploring the area which I’ve never been to. At the end of the day we went to dinner with Mrs.Antonelli and her kids. It was a very fun time and afterwards we walked around Virginia beach exploring the night activities. There was a slingshot ride that we’ve never been on before and we all did it and it was the best 30 seconds of my life of my life. That concluded the night with a really far walk home. Goodnight.

7/1/14 (Matt)

Today was a very crazy day. We started out at the Waterside inn in Virginia and ended at the Schooner inn in Virginia beach. We traveled 4 hours to reach the circle bar which is right before the 27 mile bridge in Virginia. We stopped there to get lunch which was wonderful. After that we really wanted to make the 14 mile trip to Rudee inlet so we took our chances and went for it. Due to the Horrific seas it took us 2 and a half hours to make it to Rudee inlet (Virginia beach). I would have to say it was probably the scariest time of my life and i hope i would never have to go through something like that again. Overall it was very scary day.

 

7/2/2014 – (Kelly)

Hey all,

Today was an exciting day, me and qwin went fishing off a pier on 15th street in Virginia Beach and we were catching spadefish. I actually caught the biggest one of the day out of everyone there.

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The darn thing had some spikes on him that got me pretty good on the ring finger. Just a little slice down the tip of it so it was no big deal. We had a great time out a dinner with the Antonelli’s. We went to a sushi place called Yama (Im pretty sure thats what it was called. I believe that this dinner was the most sushi i have ever eaten in one sitting. . .

Here it is

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All in all, it was a great day. Cant wait for what tomorrow has in store.

Over and out.

Kelly

7/1/14 (Qwin)

Today was an interesting day, after walking out of my hotel I saw some cute little ducks walking outside. But after, we packed up our skis and headed out front into the ocean for about 15 miles. Once we reached an inlet we continued for 35 miles on smooth water in the ICW. Once we got out of the ICW we stopped at the Grillo’s favorite spot for food before we attempted to concur the Chesapeake. They called it the circle bar. It was a cool little bar that you can pull up on the beach and grab some good food and drinks. After we fueled up ourselves and our skis we were ready for the Chesapeake Bay. We knew what we were getting ourselves into some crazy swells, but maybe this was a little more than we expected. There were points where the swells were 2-3ft over my head. And at points the swell would start to break on us. This was scary and very nerve racking when we were only able to go 7 mph. This 18 mile trek took us two and a half hours to complete. But there was nothing we could do about it. I’m thankful we all were tough enough to take the beating that was given to is and no one showed any fear. It was an experience I will never forget. And once I saw the first sight of the jetties leading into rudee inlet we all let out a sigh of relief.

Captains log 7/1/2014

Begin – 37.92N 75.38W – Assateague, VA

End – 36.83N 75.97W – Virginia Beach, VA

Total fuel:  113 gallons

Travel time:  10 hours

Miles traveled: 80 miles

7.1.2014

Since we had a late ending yesterday… We wanted to give our followers a little break this morning ;-) so we didn’t start running until 8:45am.

taking no chances of getting hung up, we poked our nose outside and ran south to Metompkin Inlet for 12 hard miles… Seas one to two feet with SE wind 10 knots.

we ran for another 30 minutes to Wachapreague Marina and refueled at Capt. Zeus… Great place with good people… We took on 51.46 gallons, and set course to one of my favorite little bars, The Sunset Grill… Big shout out to Sheree for her fine Southern Hospitality, she offered us a place to stay at her house because she heard our conversation with trouble  getting a place to stay at Rudee… As luck would have it we did get a room at the Schooner InnSchooner Inn, right at the point Rudee Inlet, Thanks Sheree!

We made friends with a biker dude (I’m sorry buddy I forget your name!  If you read this send me a message and I’ll update :-), however most importantly he gave us a perfectly shaped sand dollar for good luck, let me tell you we needed it for our last 18 miles… We plugged in Rudde Inlet to the GPS and made way.   Seas were nasty running 2 to 4 feet and the wind was blowing out of the SE 15 with 25 knot gust. It made a rough ride to say the least… The boys did a great job and learned why it is so Extremely Important to prepare for the worst… Ask Matt… He didn’t want to top off his fuel before we left, however I insisted he did, which ended up being very very important… It took us 2.5 hours to make 18 miles… It was a beating and I was blown off the ski twice because of my surfboard being caught by the wind at the peak of the waves, good times!

The boys didn’t have any deboarding issues which made me very happy…. They made their Sea Bones today and learned what not to do the next time!

We departed Sunset Grill at 4:15 and arrived at Rudee at 6:39pm, made way for Inlet Station Marina and for our sake was helped out by Pat.   Thank God Pat was working he helped put on 61.60 gallons of fuel,  was able to provide us berthing and even gave us a ride to the hotel which he actually called in advance for us to make sure the had accommodations!  Thanks Pat you were a life saver!

We settled in and caught dinner at Il Gardino on 10th street… Yummy, it was a nice treat after our beating. :-)

Captain Kelly, SPC
(Self Proclaimed Captain)

Enjoy the Dolphin show off Indian River inlet