On the Elizabeth River about 2 miles from Portsmith and across the harbor from
Norfolk. Aircraft carrier getting retrofitted.
As we entered the "security zone" we were meet by a tender from Homeland Security.
He went back and forth, back and forth endlessly.
Security in front of the Navy Shipyards.
Pretty unique veterans memorial. The black metal squares were letters from G.I.'s to
their loved ones from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afganastan. They were set up
to look as if they were thrown to the wind.
Waterfront park.
Was cold and I wanted my gloves etc. looks like the 50s for the next week. How fast do
we want to get to Fair Haven?
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Headquarters. I felt like stopping
to tell them their weather forecasts have been all wrong the last week.
Cruising along approaching the Chesapeake and passing the Navy yard at Hampton.
All of a sudden we see 2 Navy tenders, lights flashing, aimed right at us and pushing us
towards shore.
We're wondering what we have done wrong. We see two poles sticking up and coming
rising out of the water at maybe 100 yards and closing on us quickly. We keep
moving away. Up pops a submarine. What a thrill and one of the highlights of our
journey. Notice the tug off to the side which immediately guided the sub in. When we
told some of the locals at the Marina they said people live here all their lives and have
never seen a sub.
Chinese container ship. These ships are huge and stream in one after another into the
harbor and create incredible turbulence when you pass.
