Hampton, VA

On Tuesday, May 22 we waiting for Adam, our marine electronics tech, to arrive with our new depth transducer. He came by promptly at 10:30 and before too long he and Jonny had it installed.

So right after lunch, she set sail for our next stop - Hampton, VA.  But first we had to traverse our first lock of this journey which we did without incident.  

Shortly thereafter, we arrived at the ever-popular Top Rack Marina where we fueled up and retrieved a package we had mailed there (a new AC control unit). 

From there we cruised for about 3 1/2 hours through Norfolk’s extensive military-industrial complex passing aircraft carriers, destroyers, barges, container ships, etc.

We chose to anchor at the Hampton Town Anchorage across from the City Marina that had a friendly dinghy dock.  We had been to nearby Norfolk and Portsmith on previous journeys but had never been to Hampton. Upon anchoring, the three of us took off in the dinghy for the first time to explore Hampton.  We didn’t get very far - just a quick walking tour in the area adjacent to the dinghy dock.  We saw the impressive Air and Space Museum (from the outside), part of Hampton University, and read about Hampton’s interesting history on a series of plaques in a nearby square.  

There was a conveniently located brew pub on the waterfront where we indulged in some local beers while keeping an eye on Zendo in the nearby harbor.

Afterwards, as it started to get dark, we headed back in the dinghy and Lynn made chile for dinner.  We ate at 9 pm, relatively late for us and while Rob tried his hand at some night time fishing, Jonny and Lynn  hit the sack.  Tomorrow, Cape Charles.