Portsmouth/Norfolk

In the Chesapeake we say goodbye to the ICW and now we will navigate the waters as they come -- no more “magenta line” on our charts. This is a little like giving up your security blanket. We picked our way to Portsmouth—only 10 miles-- and found it fraught with heavy industrial traffic. Tidewater Marina is our home across from the big ship yard in Portsmouth and Fitz is like a kid watching cranes and dump trucks at a construction site. It is walking distance to lots of nautical museums, historic homes and restaurants. The Commodore Theatre is much like the Franklin Cinema in that you sit at a table and phone in your dinner order and watch a movie. A Million Ways to Die in the West is showing and we plan to try is out.

Big Ship Repair Yard

Beautiful Catholic Church in downtown Portsmouth

The Commodore

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame neat brick work