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Travel Blogs from Norfolk

More Navy Time

A travel blog entry by idahotraveler

... date nuclear carrier? We got on base in Norfolk and we were actually able to board the ship but only to the main loading deck. You could see the young men and women so excited to be on dry land, they were with their families, moms and dads, wives and children. Reminded me of when Gary came home from a long cruise. Good times. I really wanted to see the ship arrive on Sunday but they kept their arrival time quiet ...

Sea Mist at Dam Neck Naval Air Station

A travel blog entry by idahotraveler

... drive down the roads where he probably marched. The base is right off the beach, basically a few sand dunes separate the two. Up the road from here is Oceana Naval Air Station, so as you can imagine there is a lot of air traffic. Jerry is loving the F18 Hornets that fly overhead, actually I am enjoying that sound of freedom as well! We also found out that the USS Enterprise is ...

Sailing the Chesapeake

A travel blog entry by ruthandpierce

Hello Everyone,

After the storm we took two days to sail from Solomons to Norfolk with an overnight just north of the mouth of the Rappahannock River.

We have a new pocket video recording device and we are experimenting with it. The video that you find in the "photos" section below documents the trip.

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Learning About The Department of Energy

A travel blog entry by 14alexanderh

... this crisis popped up. Every year, and every new event could be turned into something to do with energy for a while - which would lead to the Crisis of Confidence speech.

To Obama and Romney, this situation isn’t quite so relevant. Although there isn’t much of an energy crisis, we are running out of fossil fuels quickly! ...

Start the TEA PARTY

A travel blog entry by phungster

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Ten minutes later, oh geez, can this get any more boring...I am dumping the tour and heading for a walk by a small beach within a short distance. The sun is strong - shade from the sea cliff is inviting. I am now heading to Historic Yorktown Center...small but charming. One of the houses on the main street has magically turned into a small cafe, called Carrot Tree, reminiscent of a small ...