Miles Traveled 56.7
Total Miles Traveled 3967
Day 249
After departing the marina this morning, we passed Red
Buoy 36 which marks Mile 0 of the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway)
Between cargo ships and the Naval Station, Norfolk is a
very busy place.
Naval Station Norfolk is situated in the Sewells Point
area of the City of Norfolk, near the site of the battle of the Monitor and
Merrimac, and is the largest naval complex in the world. As we were passing the Naval Station, a
warning to all mariners was broadcast over our VHF radio, that the Aircraft
Carrier 5 was entering the port and to stay clear.
Entering the Chesapeake Bay was like going out to sea.
The water is definitely clearer than what we have
experienced the last several days.
This is the Wolf Trap Lighthouse, first constructed in
1821. Wolf Trap Shoal juts into the
Chesapeake Bay from Winter Harbor, a point a few miles north of Mobjack Bay and
the York River. It got its name from the
1691 grounding of the HMS Wolf, a British naval vessel.
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