Early this morning Virginia Beach was being groomed by a beach Zamboni...a small John Deere tractor pulling a device that lifted litter and smoothed the sand in a single pass. We walked (part of) the three mile beach promenade before we got into the car for the day's adventures.
We drove the Hampton Roads area, which kept us on the coast and kept us island hopping. As a matter of fact, we traveled over and under water, in the car! The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is over 17 miles long and includes two tunnel segments each one mile long. Viewed from above, the bridge portion disappears under water, then reemerges, then disappears again and finally pops up once more. Huge container ships steam across the bay between bridge segments and tough looking military coastal patrol craft glide across the open channel at half hour intervals. It's all reminiscent of the BART tunnel and the Chunnel, but is somewhat more dramatic because the roadway appears to vanish; nose diving into the bay.
The mouth of Chesapeake Bay was the site of the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack during the Civil War and where German U-boats sank the SS Tiger in 1942 during World War II.
We got a head start on historic Philadelphia with a tour of Independence Hall and a visit to the Liberty Bell. We're refreshing our history lessons and brushing elbows with the ghosts of the Founding Fathers.
And finally, a visit to South Street for a Philly cheese steak, with Whiz.
Congratulations to KC, Valedictorian of the Masters of Public Affairs Program at Sciences Po!
Running Odometer: 6020
States: Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania Total: 18
We drove the Hampton Roads area, which kept us on the coast and kept us island hopping. As a matter of fact, we traveled over and under water, in the car! The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is over 17 miles long and includes two tunnel segments each one mile long. Viewed from above, the bridge portion disappears under water, then reemerges, then disappears again and finally pops up once more. Huge container ships steam across the bay between bridge segments and tough looking military coastal patrol craft glide across the open channel at half hour intervals. It's all reminiscent of the BART tunnel and the Chunnel, but is somewhat more dramatic because the roadway appears to vanish; nose diving into the bay.
The mouth of Chesapeake Bay was the site of the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack during the Civil War and where German U-boats sank the SS Tiger in 1942 during World War II.
And finally, a visit to South Street for a Philly cheese steak, with Whiz.
Congratulations to KC, Valedictorian of the Masters of Public Affairs Program at Sciences Po!
Running Odometer: 6020
States: Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania Total: 18
Exciting news from France. Go Aunt K.C.!
ReplyDeleteHey, KC...congratulations!!!!
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