Harmon Plantation

Mocking Bird

Morning Mist on the Sassafras

Morning Mist on the Sassafras

September 18, 2012

Still in the Sassafras River and expect to be here for a while. On Sunday we took a 2-mile dinghy ride to visit Harmon Plantation. This was established as a tobacco plantation in the late 1600.  A DuPont, a descendant of the original owners, purchased it in the sixties then subsequently made into a museum. One of the most incredible collections of 1800 antiques I have ever seen in one place.

On the return trip we hit a submerged piling in the river that damaged our dinghy outboard prop/engine. Fortunately I had a spare prop but that wasn’t the only problem. The control cable to the tiller handle is not functioning properly making it difficult to shift the engine or control the throttle.

Yesterday we were fortunate to find some very helpful people in our quest to correct the problem. The lady at the repair shop had her son come out to our boat in his runabout to pick up the engine so they could get to it as quickly as possible. Waiting to hear if it can be fixed.

Today is the worst weather day so far. It is blowing 25 Kts and rain on and off. At least we are anchored in a safe place. Tomorrow will be a better day.