Walt driving the boat

Hampton to Coinjock-Day 7

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October 25th 2008
We woke at 6:30 and left the marina at 7am. The trip through Norfolk consists of a series of 16 bridges through the Chesapeake Canal, the first of which opens at 8:30am. If you don’t catch the bridges at the right times you could end up transversing this canal all day long. Also passing through Norfolk there are battleships and navy ship grounds on both sides of the channel. All the ships are cl ... read more

North America » United States » North Carolina

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more