We're really in luck! This is a very nice marina, run by pleasant, friendly, generous people. The restroom is immaculate, with large showers and plenty of hot water. We only have to pay the minimum rate, which is $25 a day. And the owner loaned us his big, luxurious car to drive into town for laundry and groceries! The nearest town of any size is Warsaw, Virginia. It's about 15 miles from the marina. We gathered up our month's accumulation of dirty clothes and drove to Warsaw. Found an ATM right off the bat and liberated some cash. The laundromat was on the other side of the road, so we went there next. Best laundromat I've ever been in. Very large, with lots of good washers and dryers, and plenty of tables and chairs. Even a restroom, snack machine, change machine, etc. I did the laundry, while Roy walked from one end of town to another.
When the laundry was done, we went across the road again to Kentucky Fried Chicken and ate lunch. Then we went to Radio Shack, but they didn't have the printer ribbon I needed. Stopped in the drugstore and bought some birthday cards and generic Dramamine. A Food Lion with great prices was next door, so we stocked up on canned goods and stuff.
There are gale warnings for today and tomorrow, so we'll be here a while, which is fine. We have plenty of clean clothes now, and plenty of food, hot showers, protection from wind and waves, electricity, everything we could ask for. The wind is howling and whistling, but we're warm, dry, snug, and secure, so let it blow!
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