Today was the longest day ever. Actually, we've done longer days but today seemed so long because we had to go SO SLOW! Our average speed was about four knots because the Deep Creek Lock (at the end of the Dismal Swamp Canal) only opens at certain times and we left a little too early so we just kind of idled forward for the last few miles. It took forever! Plus we had to go under a lot of bascule and lift bridges today (drawbridges) while going through Norfolk so we had to slow down to wait for them to open. But finally we made it to Hampton, and after several unsuccessful tries we were able to get one of our anchors to set and are just hanging out in the heart of the downtown area.
Saturday night is a big night here.
They close off the main street and have several bands performing live music, with food and drink vendors and all kinds of interesting stuff. We had dinner at one of the local seafood places and we both decided to have crab entrees (since we spend half our days avoiding the floats on crab traps) and a pitcher of beer, which is more alcohol than we usually drink in three days, so needless to say I am a little bit typey while I am tipsying this post. But I did remember to ask our waitress to do something rare: capture a photo of both of us at the same time.
They close off the main street and have several bands performing live music, with food and drink vendors and all kinds of interesting stuff. We had dinner at one of the local seafood places and we both decided to have crab entrees (since we spend half our days avoiding the floats on crab traps) and a pitcher of beer, which is more alcohol than we usually drink in three days, so needless to say I am a little bit typey while I am tipsying this post. But I did remember to ask our waitress to do something rare: capture a photo of both of us at the same time.
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