14 June - Point Lookout to Norfolk (Portsmouth)
- waltersharp
- Jun 14
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Nice run from the mouth of the Potomac, south on the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk then Portsmouth. Waves were 1ft on our bow so a comfortable ride. Sharp One did great at about 26 mph on the open water. Passed lots of ships waiting to get into Norfolk. Also passed the Eisenhower carrier and the frigate F631 from Denmark. Across from our marina (Tidewater Yacht) is the Carnival ship Sunshine holding 3002 passengers heading to Bermuda!
One downside...the last time we where at Tidewater they had a small pool...no longer! Today we walked to town in (Joanne says) 91 degrees with heat index of 102! After getting back I washed the boat (and myself).
Had a great dinner tonight at "Still Worldly Eclectic Tapas" a great speakeasy if you are ever in Portsmouth.
Tomorrow more of our crew arrive (Elizabeth and Hartley). Hartley had ACTs yesterday and they will join us before we take off on the ICW.
Good pics. Keep them coming. I spent 2 nights on the Eisenhower off the Norfolk coast for a missile test shot from Wallops Island in Maryland. Eisenhower was also one of the 1st to have femailes in traditionally male roles on the carrier. Food was good and plentiful - I could weigh 400 lbs if I stayed on!!
Great pictures!