Day #301 – Yorktown, VA

I’m glad to report that the crab cake challenge was a success.

There was no clear winner, however, no one had a bite left on their plates.  Yum!

We had another great evening with great friends.  We are leaving Headquarters behind, but plan to run into them again soon as we all travel north.

Salvage Crew and Good News left Norfolk at 8:00 as scheduled.  A beautiful morning to be on the water.  It is wide and open at this point so were are glad it is calm.  Also, the color has turned blue green again.

The military presence is evident.  Ships and jets are everywhere you look and it makes me feel quite safe.  Our armed services are certainly hard at work.

We passed a fort named Ft. Wool as we traveled through the harbor.

Fort Wool (originally named Fort Calhoun) was important in protecting Hampton Roads from seafaring threats. This site was once the dumping place for ships’ ballast. Originally conceived in 1817, Fort Calhoun was built on a 15 acre artificial island southeast of Old Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia.

The first fort was originally called Ripraps and later Fort Calhoun. The Fort played a crucial role for the Union forces during the American Civil War. In addition to aiding in controlling entrance to the harbor of Hampton Roads, prisoners were confined in the fort. After the Civil War it was named Fort Wool for the Union Major General John Ellis Wool, who captured Norfolk in the early part of the war.

We arrived in Yorktown at the Riverwalk Landing Marina about noon.

It appears to be a great location and we will be here for three days.

It is quite rough in this marina and there is HUGE current which made for very tough docking.  Andy and Brad handled it masterfully.

We got settled and boarded the shuttle that takes you around Yorktown and will take you to Jamestown and Williamsburg.

Andy and I are really looking forward to going to stay with our friends from Michigan, Linda and Grant Fenwick.  They moved to Williamsburg a couple of years ago and we haven’t yet seen the beautiful home they built on a golf course.  A couple of nights off the boat may feel strange but we really look forward to it.

There will be no blog posts for the next few days, but I will be back at the press when we return.  Lots to explore in this historic area.