Day 28 and 31 - Hampton,VA

It was a bit overcast leaving Norfolk but we were ready to go on to the next adventure. The Norfolk area is just so full with military activity. We had the pleasure of some pretty big wakes from the go-fast Navy boats out playing in the river.

We saw what I'm sure is the catalyst behind transformers - they are used for refitting large ships. It just looks like something a kid would create.

About 15nm later, we pulled into the channel for Hampton Town Marina with a sky that looked like it was going to burst with water. Bad news is that it poured while we were trying to tie up...the good news is we didn't need to wash down the boat...yippee! The other good news is that we were able to use our raincoats for the first time during the journey....finally some decent rain for the area.

We stayed 1 night in Hampton, then off to the Historic Triangle of Jamestowne, Yorktown, and Williamsburg via rental car.

Hampton is a big boating community and has the Virginia Air Museum and a beautiful, antique carousel, some cute pubs, and a company in the fishing industry tha just happens to have a familiar name and was started on the same year Capt. Bob was born. It seems these fisherman are steaming crabs continuously...not sure why but it smells quite good.

The Chesapeake is definitely dominated by sailboats....the Chesapeake Bay is famous for its great sailing conditions and loads of nice towns to anchor/visit. Our little powerboat is definitely the exception.