The Bean-A favorite Coffee Hole in Oriental
Adventures makes a get-a-way from Oriental
Adventures in the Neuse River on the way to Belhaven
First Look at Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC
Dowry Creek Marina.
The Alligator River-Pungo River Canal (Ditch)
Rick 'N roll II in the Alligator-Pungo Ditch
Rick 'N Roll in Coinjock. All laterlal tie-up. No slips.
The Coinjock marina Restaurant. Home of 32 oz Prime Rib and homemade fried potato chips.
Incredible prepares to leave Coinjock
Great Bridg Lock Office. We went up 8 inches.
Inside the Great Bridge Lock. We went up 8 inches.
Norfolk (picture taken from Portsmouth)
Waterway is busy in Portsmouth and Norfolk.
Beamer “rests” while we travel. Usually she is asleep.
Two of the Railroad bridges near Portsmouth.
Lots of iron in the Norfolk-Portsmouth area
Finally out of the No Wake zone . Heading for Onancock.
Thimble Shoals Light
Onancock Wharf
Rick 'N roll II in her glory
Note the Pilings and height of land for future reference.
The sunset in Onancock. It was beautiful after a very hard day in the Bay.
Safely tied up in Onancock, VA
1900-Adventures makes it to Onancock. We had been worried about them.
Dockmaster station and place for old men to sit and chat.
Monday Morning. The flood has made us an island.
The Flood continued
Looking at the landing from the boat. We are about 2 feet above the landing.
Had it not been for the pilings, we would have floated onto the parking lot.
We almost floated away.
This was scary. Could not get off the boat
One of the many vehicles that came down to see the flood.
The dove has returned and the flood waters receed.
The park at the Onancock Wharf
Restaurant from 1800 in Onancock
Jimmy and Gaye leave Onancock
Ths Smiths leave Onancock
Onancock Plumbers House
Onancock Creek
Adventures gets to Crisfield
Condos in Crisfield. They are taking over and changing the look and feel of the once quaint place.
Betsy finds a relative, maybe....
Alan and Beverly Smith
Jimmy and Gaye Thomas
Peter and Lynn Dahl
Rick and Betsy - Beauty and the Beast
Crisfield Marina
Adventures heading to Solomons Island
Incredible heading to Solomons
Solomons Light
Beamer sleeps while we travel.
Passing Solomons Island
Rick captains the WM. B Tennison
Betsy gets into the act.
Jimmy and Gaye on the Wm B Tennison
Where's the Head????
The Real Captain.
Which one is Gilligan???
The Methodist Church on Solomons
Betsy supports a Lighthouse on her head
The Wm B Tennison tour boat-last of it s kind.
Gaye experiences a Catamaran
Vera's home and restaurant.
Vera's House
Vera's Restaurant
No explanation necessary....
Makes every dock look better!!!!!
Very cute decor
Our Home in Solomons
We had seen this boat in the Cape Fear River....
Beamer lives up to her name...
Shymanskys Marina???
This boat has not moved in 5 years or more. Yes, that is an Osprey nest.
Ugh!!!
Mt Vernon on the approach from the East.
Mt Vernon
Mt Vernon Boating Dock.
Fort Washington on the Potomac.
The NEW Woodrow Wilson Bridge (Hwy 495 on the Beltline)
We follow the tourboat(water Taxi) through the bridge
Arlington VA. Waterfront
The US Capitol
Washington Monument on the National Mall
Washington waterfront.
We arrive at the Washington Marina - Right downtown.
We felt very secure.
This was a great ships store. Very friendly people and a lot of boating stuff.
Betsy, Katherine, and nephew David
The 12th Street Bridge.
Jefferson Memorial. What an impressive Monument....
Jeffersons Place
Space Needle ??
Thomas Jefferson. A larger than life figure that was larger than life.
As usual, Jefferson is right.
Some Foreign Dignataries visit the Washington Monument. Note the robes.
Rick in front of the White House
The White House.
The DC Herons look like the NC Herons
There is one in every crowd.
The WW II Memorial.
It is Memorial Weekend. Bikes and boobs everywhere.
WWII Memorial.
A fellow Fairtaxer.
The Orange Memorial to those killed by Agent Orange. These folks are not on the wall.
The Vietnam Memorial Wall.
It is Memorial Day and tributes are everywhere.
A docent makes a rubbing for a visitor.
Yes, there are Native Americans on the Wall.
Soldiers in Iraq have no memorial, so they use this one.
Start of “Rolling Thunder”
Watching the motorcycles for about 2 hours.
There are 75-100 Thousand Bikes in DC this weekend. Most are Harleys.
Washington Monument with Lincoln Memorial in the background
Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day. What a sight.
JFK grave site at Arlington Cemetery
Jackie Kennedy Onassis-next to JFK
RFK gravesite. Very Simple.
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Too many stones...Too many flags.
View from R E Lee Home overlooking Arlington Cemetary.
From Lee Home to JFK gravesite.
The sun never sets on DIRT.
End of a very long day....
We have reached Urbanna
Urbanna. Note the high docks.
The Yorktown Monument
We dock at Yorktown. Great Stop.
Notice of the Kalmar Nyckel
The Kalmar Nyckel arrives in Yorktown.
Cannonshot announces the arrival of the Kalmar Nyckel
Elaborate carvings all over the ship.
First mate's feet
The Alliance at dock.
The Alliance-a local tour boat.
NEWS is owned by the owner of Waste Management-a true Garbage Boat
A model of The BETSY
Yorktown sunset.
Figure out how this bridge opens.....
It isa double SWING bridge. Amazing.
The sandy beaches of Yorktown-cleaned each morning.
One of the Military ships to visit Yorktown
Monument marking the Battle of Yorktown-Requested by George Washington. Funded by Congress 100 years later.
English defenses against Washington and the French
The Coast Guard practices docking and maneuvers at the Yorktown Marina
The Deep Creek Lock-Raises 12 feet
A dockmaster and his dog......
The Dockmaster "shack"
He should join the Power Squadron. He was good with the conch.
Leaving Deep Creek for the Dismal Swamp.
The Deep Creek Bridge, opened by the Deep Creek Lockmaster
The Great Dismal Swamp.
Every mile is marked from Mile Zero.
The old markers measure from the lock.
You will always see a bear in the swamp.
Dismal Swamp Welcome Center!!!!
Make up your own caption.
Life is Good.
Life is even Better.
No place like Home.
The NC visitors Center. Full to the brim.
New pontoon bridge at the welcome center.
South Mills bridge and lock.
South Mills Lockmaster.
Leaving the South Mill Lock.
Betsy on lookout.
Dowry Creek Marina in Belhaven NC
Dowry Creek Clubhouse.
The Albemarle Sound. 2-3 Ft waves.
