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Hampton Roads

June - July 2006

While working for a few weeks in the Hamptons Roads area of Virginia I had a little bit of free time on the weekend so I did some sightseeing in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and some other parts of Hampton Roads. I did some driving and a ton of walking (over 18 miles).

[02] 02 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[03] 03 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[04] 05 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — The entrance of the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[59] 21 Beach — Virginia Beach Fishing Pier

[60] 24 Fighter Jet — A fighter from Naval Air Station Oceana buzzes the beach

[58] 25 Fishing Pier Sign — Virginia Beach Fishing Pier

[01] 003 C&D Canal Bridge — The C and D Canal Bridge in Delaware on the way down

[09] 007 Jordan Bridge — The Jordan Bridge

[10] 010 Jordan Bridge — The Jordan Bridge

[18] 013 NSY Museum — Portmouth Naval Shipyard Museum

[11] 015 Elizabeth River — Looking out over the Elizabeth River from the Portsmouth waterfront

[12] 016 Hammerhead Crane — The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront

[13] 017 Norfolk Skyline — The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth

[14] 018 USS Oscar Austin — The USS Oscar Austin undergoes maintenance

[15] 019 Elizabeth River Ferry — The Elizabeth River Ferry

[16] 023 Lightship Portsmouth — The Lightship Portsmouth

[17] 025 Lightship Portsmouth — The Lightship Portsmouth

[19] 031 NNSY Model — Model of Norfolk Naval Shipyard at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum

[20] 038 USS Delaware — Model of the USS Delaware at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum

[21] 041 Hog Island Light Lens — Hog Island Light Lens

[22] 045 Norfolk Skyline — The Norfolk skyline as seen from Portsmouth

[24] 050 Confederate Monument — Confederate Monument in Portsmouth

[23] 048 Tree — The trees bloom in downtown Portsmouth

[25] 051 Bank of Hampton Roads Building — The Bank of Hampton Roads building in Norfolk

[26] 053 Hammerhead Crane — The famous hammerhead crane at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as seen from the Portsmouth waterfront

[27] 054 American Rover — The tourist schooner American Rover

[28] 055 Nauticus — Nauticus on the Norfolk waterfront as seen form Portsmouth

[29] 056 American Rover & Norfolk Skyline — The American Rover sails past Norfolk

[51] 064 USS Wisconsin — The battleship USS Wisconsin

[52] 065 USS Wisconsin — The battleship USS Wisconsin

[30] 068 Statue — One of the many Navy statues in Norfolk

[31] 070 USS Patuxent & Hammerhead Crane — The USS Patuxent in drydock with the NNSY hammerhead in the background

[36] 079 Victory Rover — The Victory Rover gives tours of the Naval facilities along the Elizabeth River

[32] 075 War Memorial — The Norfolk War Memorial

[33] 077 War Memorial — The Norfolk War Memorial

[34] 081 Sea Stallion — US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River

[35] 082 Sea Stallion — US Navy Sea Stallion helicoptor flies down the Elizabeth River

[37] 083 Elizabeth River — The Elizabeth River

[38] 088 MSC Ships — Several Militay Sealift Command ships

[39] 091 Destroyers — Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet

[40] 096 Destroyers — Several destroyers belonging to the US Atlantic Fleet

[41] 098 Amphibious Assault Ship — Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship

[42] 100 USS George Washington — Aircraft carrier USS George Washington

[43] 103 USS Eisenhower & USS George Washington — Aircraft carriers USS Eisenhower and USS George Washington

[44] 105 Carrier — Aircraft carrier USS George Washington

[45] 106 Degaussing Array — The Navy's degaussing array

[46] 109 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center — Portsmouth Naval Medical Center

[47] 110 Portsmouth Naval Medical Center — Portsmouth Naval Medical Center

[48] 111 Hampton Roads Naval Museum — Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk

[49] 112 Merrimac & Monitor — Merrimac and Monitor models at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk

[50] 113 Battleship Ribbons — Battleship ribbons at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum at Nauticus in Norfolk

[53] 118 USS Wisconsin — The battleship USS Wisconsin

[54] 119 USS Wisconsin — The main guns of the battleship USS Wisconsin

[55] 124 USS Wisconsin — The battleship USS Wisconsin

[56] 127 USS Wisconsin Deck — The deck of the battleship USS Wisconsin. That's real teak.

[57] 130 Lone Sailor Statue — The Lone Sailor statue. This is a replica of the original statue at the Navy Memorial in Washington DC.

[61] 137 Old Coast Guard Station — The Old Coast Guard Station in Virginia Beach

[62] 143 Pirate Ship — Pirates off of Virgina Beach? Who knew?

[63] 146 Naval Aviation Memorial — The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach

[64] 147 Naval Aviation Memorial — The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach

[65] 149 Naval Aviation Memorial — The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach

[66] 150 Naval Aviation Memorial — The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach

[67] 153 Naval Aviation Memorial — The Naval Aviation Monument in Virgina Beach

[68] 154 Norwegian Lady Statue — The Norwegian Lady statue in Virginia Beach looks out across the sea where her twin stands in Moss, Norway

[69] 156 Propeller — Prop at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard

[70] 157 Anchor — Antique anchor at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard

[71] 160 Battleship Cannon — Battleship gun barrel at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard

[72] 163 Guided Missle Launcher — Guided Missile Launcher at Trophy Park onboard Norfolk Naval Shipyard

[73] 166 Hammerhead Crane — The NNSY hammerhead crane

[05] 168 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — Looking from one man-made island to the other at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[06] 171 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — The Thimble Shoal portion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

[07] 172 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — The approach to the Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel

[08] 173 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel — Looking out from the fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

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