Day #299 - Norfolk, VA
May 26th, 2009We had a nice night last night with Bob and Deb and Patti and Brad. We went to dinner at a restaurant located right in the plaza in front of the boat. The girls had to talk the guys into going to that particular restaurant, but they gave in eventually. Hooters…you can see it in the distance.
As you can see from the picture off the bow, we are located right in the heart of downtown. Great walking location and the city is being vastly updated and rejuvenated.
We all got boat chores done this morning and then the girls walked (where else?) to the grocery store. It is a great specialty market.
We were each only going to buy a couple of items since we were walking. They told us they would drive us with our groceries back to the marina. That was all we needed to hear and, as usual, didn’t pass up the opportunity to provision. What a smart business decision on their part. One of the employees drove us in his personal vehicle.
We got a bit of rain after lunch. When that was done Andy and I walked uptown to the Maritime and Naval Museum.
Andy toured the USS Wisconsin. Here is the view as you turn the corner downtown. It appears that the ship is coming down the street.
This picture shows an example of their old and their new architecture in the city.
The mermaid is the symbol of their city and they are everywhere.
This is where Good News sits at Waterside Marina. You can see Naval ships that are being rebuilt across the river in the distance. Under the crane, that is not a high rise building, that is a ship without its bow.
The SS Cole is in dry dock in this harbor being refitted with a new bow. Quite a site to see all of these huge ships so close to where we are docked.
We were all so tired from the last week of traveling and up at dawn, we decided to stay one more day in Norfolk to do some more exploring.
