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| Ralph & Leigh Duckwall Jim & Carol Pattison |
Today was a perfect day to get the bikes out and visit Fort Monroe which was only a few miles away.
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| Enroute to Fort Monroe. Notice Samba next to the green roofed building in the background |
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| Fort Monroe was the largest fort in the US |
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| The fort is completely surrounded by a large moat. You would never guess the walls to the left contain lots of hidden passages & cannons. |
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| We walked through a great museum within the walls of the fort. |
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| They had a lot of displays that showed how the fort was used |
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| Notice the low ceilings |
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| Walking along the top of the fort |
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| At one time, cannons were located at each of these positions |
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| The entire fort was surrounded by a moat. From the river, the only thing we could see was just the flag. |
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| Lunch at the Deadrise in a nearby marina |
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| We rode back to the boat through the Hampton University grounds |
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| One of the Hampton U. buildings |
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| Looking across the river from Hampton U. at Samba's mooring in downtown Hampton. Notice the Air & Space Center on the left. Also the cormorant drying his wings in the water. |
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| There was a beautiful antique carousel close to our dock. |
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| They had just installed the newly-refurbished air calliope 2 days ago. The music was wonderful! |
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| The calliope played the original music, complete with a snare drum, bass drum & cymbal! |
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| They let us ride for $1 each! |
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| Having fun on the ride. |
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| All of the horses were hand carved! |
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| A great carousel! |
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| Inside the air & space museum |
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| Jim & Ralph testing a couple of propeller designs |
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| Carol learning how to bring a plane into position on the runway |
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| They had a great observatory atop the air & space museum |
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| Looking across the river at Norfolk, VA |
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| The view of downtown Hampton & Hampton U. Can you see Samba in front of the building with the green roof? |
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| Monument at the air & space center |
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| The Hampton U. student center behind Samba |
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| Relaxing on deck after a fun day on the town |
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| Sunset behind the air & space museum |
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| After dinner on Samba, we walked a couple of blocks to the beautiful, small downtown area in Hampton for some... |
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| ... well, of course! :-) |
