Day 129 – Colonial WilliamsburgRiverwalk LandingThe National Park service runs a free Historic Triangle Shuttle between Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. It runs through a beautiful wooded area, giving you a view of the James and York Rive…
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July 24 – Yorktown, VA
Day 128 – A Little HistoryRiverwalk LandingWe passed the 4,300 acre Naval Station, the largest naval base in the world, as we left Norfolk this morning. There were at least twenty ships docked in the area. It’s amazing to see so many huge ships in one …
July 23 – Norfolk, VA
Day 127 – PortsmouthWaterside MarinaThis morning we took the water taxi across the Elizabeth River to Portsmouth. We took our bikes so we could ride around town and see the sites. We checked out the Lightship. Lightships were floating lighthouses. They…
July 22 – Norfolk, VA
Day 126 – Trying to Stay CoolWaterside MarinaWe went to the Nauticus museum this morning…the place is a little miss leading, we thought we had to pay for that ticket to be able to see the Hampton Road Naval Museum and the battleship Wisconsin. …
July 21 – Norfolk, VA
Day 125 – Record Heat & ArtWaterside MarinaWe have traveled the last nine days…so it was nice this morning to sleep late and relax. The weather forecast for today was for record breaking heat in this area, so we looked for something we could do…
July 20 – Norfolk, VA
Day 124 – BIG Ships EverywhereWaterside MarinaWe were only going up the Elizabeth River 12 miles today so we slept in and then Stan changed the oil in the engine and fixed our front head. The Great Bridge bridge and lock only open on the hour, so we we…
July 20 – Norfolk, VA
Day 124 – BIG Ships EverywhereWaterside MarinaNo time to update the blog this morning. We are taking the bikes out before the heat takes over. Come back this afternoon and I will have pictures and info on our trip up the Elizabeth River to Norfolk.
July 19 – Great Bridge, VA
Day 123 – Welcome to VirginiaAtlantic Yacht BasinThe big story today was bugs! Our boat was covered with hundreds of small flying bugs this morning and they stayed with us all the way to Great Bridge. They didn’t bite…they were more like a love bug, …
July 18 – Coinjock, NC
Day 122 – Long Travel DayNorth River – AnchorageI really don’t think we’ve done much in North Carolina, but there just isn’t much to do here…at least not close to where the ICW runs. We traveled over 80 miles today and we are only 20 miles from Virg…
July 17 – Belheaven, SC
Day 121 – Open Water and Cool BreezesScranton Creek – AnchorageAnother beautiful day. Our plan was to go to Oriental…which was just a short trip up Adam Creek and across the Neuse River, but we hated to waste such a nice day, so we pushed on. The ICW…
