The view from the dinghy going in. The white building is the old lighthouse relocated to the museum.

Came across this very friendly crab fisherman while exploring St Michael's. No pots for him - he was filling lots of little bags on a long line with clams ready to deploy from his boat. When he p ...

Our view of the shoreline of the Great Wicomico River is very typical. There is no creek that isn't inhabited.

Pleasant view this evening in a peaceful anchorage.

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.