Travels with KOKOMO II: Sept 19, Portsmouth, VA

Travels with KOKOMO II

KOKOMO II completed the "Great Loop" over three summers from May 2007 to November 2009. The cruising plan for 2010 is from Stuart, Florida, up the Intercoastal Waterway to the Chesapeake, down the Delaware and around to NYC and up the Hudson to Lake Champlain, the Richelieu to Montreal, then west on the St Lawrence River to the 1000 Islands and Kingston, then across Lake Ontario to Oswego, the Erie Canal, down the Hudson to NYC and back to Stuart. kokomox2@yahoo.com

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Sept 19, Portsmouth, VA

We moved 50 miles south today in the Chesapeake Bay in calm waters and ended up at the bottom of the Chesapeake in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Wolf Trap Light

Fort Wool.

There is a large US Navy presence here at Hampton Roads, Virginia, and it is always interesting to motor past part of the US Navy fleet.

Destroyer and Aircraft Carrier.

Another Aircraft Carrier.

Container ship

Destroyer under repair.

Sailboat has beautiful 'red sails' as we approach Norfolk, VA.

We are docked at Ocean Marine, near downtown Portsmouth, and across the harbor from Norfolk where we have docked before. Thought we would try something new. There is a festival in progress just ashore from the marina. Active place on a Sunday.