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Welcome to Baltimore, Maryland

continued… By midnight, the wind had picked up and there was a small bit of wind chop, but other than that, all was the same as last reported for the rest of the night. This was the sunrise on Sunday, … Continue reading

Adios Norfolk!

Saturday, August 9 — Directly northeast of us, just across the bridge, was a place called Cova Brewing Co & Coffee House that we’ve been meaning to go to since we arrived. We were told they sold only coffee and … Continue reading

Murder Mystery at The Thoroughgood House in Virginia Beach, Virginia

The sunrise on Wednesday, August 6 was blocked by the clouds, but had a neat golden lighting effect. It was a mellow day. Eric and Christi took care of chores while Keith went to camp, then after camp we ran … Continue reading

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