We crisscrossed the country this spring on business trips for James, spending time in Washington, DC; Orlando; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles and New York. Jennifer has started tagging along on these trips, that we extend into the previous or following weekend. Partly this gives us more time together, but mostly we enjoy traveling and visiting…
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Historic Fort Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
The day that we went to the game store to play Magic the Gathering, we saw a flier for an upcoming Dungeons & Dragons one-week half-day camp at the store. Keith had gone to a D & D camp while … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Virginia Beach Comicon/Portsmouth/Ft. Monroe/Le point de vue de Keith sur Virginia Beach Comicon/Portsmouth/Ft. Monroe
On Saturday, we moved the boat to a different slip first thing in the morning, then mom’s friend picked us up and showed us around the area. Then we went back to their house and I talked to mom’s friend’s … Continue reading →
First Landing National Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sunday, August 3 — The water here in Little Creek was 81 degrees Fahrenheit (27.2 degrees celsius). When water temperatures were this warm, we generally cleaned Kosmos’s bottom once a week. However, we’d just gotten new bottom paint, and with … Continue reading →
Ocean View Beach, Norfolk, Virginia
Saturday, August 2, 2025 — we had a quiet morning onboard. For lunch, we went to a Japanese restaurant called Fuji Hana Sushi, which was attached to the Magnuson Hotel. It was good value for the money and was run by … Continue reading →
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 5: Canons! And Dinner in Historic Yorktown
Continued… After we finished at the museum, we went back to the military area for the cannon firing demonstration. The Americans had multiple types and sizes of cannons. The first line of defense was the big canons. The French army … Continue reading →
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 4: The Revolutionary War and Its Aftermath.
continued… In August 1776, a fleet of 30,000 British soldiers arrived in New York Harbor. Washington and his men were driven out of New York and New Jersey into Pennsylvania. On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed the Delaware … Continue reading →
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 3: Muskets and The Lead Up to the Revolutionary War
continued… We hustled from the farm back to the Continental Army encampment to see the musket demonstration that was about to begin. We wound up talking to the soldier for a solid twenty-minutes. Special forces may have used rifles for … Continue reading →
Mugged in Santiago
“Someone stole my necklace!” Jennifer exclaimed, as she felt her small gold chain being ripped off her neck from behind. We both turned to see a man running away through the crowd. “Is that him?” James asked. As he said that, two men tackled him to the ground. One man tried to grab the phone…
Keith’s Perspective on Deltaville and Norfolk, Virginia/Le point de vue de Keith sur Deltaville et Norfolk, en Virginie
This week has been fun. Saturday and Sunday were both boring passage days. On Monday, we arrived in Deltaville. The marina we were at was nice enough. A boat with kids was having a potluck, so we went for a … Continue reading →
