It's all go along the river between Portsmouth and Norfolk. This view from the Norfolk side shows the Naval docks - our marina is way on the other side.

This is the USS Wisconsin. We visited the Naval Museum but by passed this old girl as we had explored the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in South Carolina last year.

Heavy traffic ... even the lawnmowers have to stop for the trams.

Couldn't resist that bit of nonsense! It is indeed a big bridge and we passed under it at dawn to make our way up to Norfolk.

Stopping at the Great Bridge Bridge (no, that's not a typo) was meant to be a 24 hr break. It turned into 3 nights after meeting the boat behind us. Excellent company - lots of stories, sailing talk, ...

A very long day with little company. Lots of rivers, canals, bridges - but all on our own. Except for this little fella in the Albemarle - Chesapeake Canal. Andrez was very taken with him.

At the mouth of the Alligator River, we needed to pass through this 'gateway' into the Albemarle Sound. Great fun! It is also a good photo to show the width of these wide, shallow rivers once you le ...

We don't just meet motor boats out for a spin. The rivers and canals are working transport links and barges being pushed by tugs are a common sight. This is our first encounter with one in the Alliga ...

And when I said it was straight - I meant straight! Easy route to follow though. This section was lined with pine trees, but it could easily have been wetland.

Back where it started all those years ago… This is where we bought the boat in 2015.