Cape Hatteras

 Lots of fun on the  outer banks. We stayed in Frisco, south of the lighthouse area and were treated to a wonderful show from the kiteboaders and windsurfers. If you look closely you can see the spray being created by them as they whisked by in a 20+ knot breeze. Surprisingly they were at it all day in spite of the fact that it looks absolutely exhausting.

Portsmouth

The vintage schooner race had just ended in Norfolk and the crews were resting after the long sail down from Baltimore. This is the Portsmouth area, a popular stepping off place for snowbirds cruising to Florida for the Winter so a combination of vintage wooden boats and new fiberglass yachts are tied to the bulkheads.

Hampton Roads

The top shot is a guided missile cruiser of the Ticonderoga class and the next two are marine transport and air support ships. The bottom two ships are a Nimitz class carrier. The photos don't do it justice. The ship is as tall as a 26 story building from the keel up. Near and dear to our model railroading hearts is the last operating N&W coal pier in the complex complete with a coalier just about full.