The Great Loop

Pungo Ferry and Norfolk, VA

 

5/13/05- Once out of the mud we left Pungo Ferry Landing for Norfolk.

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Windblown waters

View of the bottom next to our Pungo slip.

Bottoms up!

These canal stumps are usually below water.

Waiting for the Lock

Trawler name sez all, see next photo

He what?

Cool name

Fly by

A Chinnock chopper passes over us.

Flock of Cranes

Norfolk harbor, home of many cranes.

Scrap iron terminal

Piles of scrap iron awaiting shipment.

Graving a ship

Vessel being cut up for the scrap pile.

Norfolk shipping

Large container ships load.

Not all is contained

Cement pumping trucks on a container ship.

Blue tug

Ruth liked the colors.

Waterside pier

Mermaids can be found throughout the waterfront.

Private sailboat

British yacht - note the relative size to the cars.

This is a fender!

Man sized fenders.

Homecoming

A tribute to the families of the Navy community.

A touch of color

Norfolk has worked hard to brighten the waterfront.

Museum mermaid

The Nautical Museum's mermaid points to the battleship.

Number 64, retired

Battleship Wisconsin has a place of honor.

History of the berth

A special slip was built for her.

Silent guns

Looking like new, Wisconsin floats downtown.

Proud name

Boats passing catch a glimpse of her stern.

Cobb's slip view

Behind us a row of 17 landing craft.

Time to reletter

Another little maintenance project underway.

Hovercraft takes to the water

Off the sand and over the water.

In a flash

At well over 30 knots a hovercraft flys by.

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