May 9: Happy Mother's Day! Fun Day in Norfolk with Friends

Sunday, May 9:  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, especially my mom, Florence Bradley, and Chuck's mom, Patricia McGowan. We love you both!

We had a fun day in Norfolk. Hey, if you have to be stuck somewhere, Norfolk is a good place to be. There's lots of places to see and lots of great restaurants.

We spent a good part of the day at Nauticus, the Naval Museum. Part of the museum is the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The inside of the ship is closed off due to asbestos and other contaminants that haven't been removed yet. Their literature says it is sealed off to keep the humidity level up for preservation.

Chuck looking a one of the many models in the museum. Notice the long hair...it's been months since he had a haircut.











The view, below, was taken from the U.S.S. Wisconsin.

Chuck on the U.S.S. Wisconsin.

We were done touring around 4 p.m. and walked a few blocks to Jack Quinn's Irish Tavern. We had an early dinner and drinks. An Irish band was playing on the second level and the band members were wearing kilts, as were the bartenders and waitresses. The band member on the left is a physics professor at a local liberal arts college.

Dinner was delicious. We walked to the supermarket on the way back and picked up a few things we couldn't carry back the other day. I took Jazzy for a good walk when we got back.

From left, Janet and Darrell from S/V Mystic Rose (FL), me, Chuck, Wayne, Patti and Bob from S/V Illusion (Illinois).

Tomorrow we hope to go to Deltaville. I think we have five more travel days to get home, but with the weather, it may take us longer to get there.