Last week, Dan, Helen, Grammie and Grampie flew to Norfolk, VA to visit Jeannie. We had perfect fall weather while on our trip. There were so many different sites that we had never seen before. The first picture is of the wild horses on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands on the DelMarVa Peninsula. No one quite knows how the wild horses got to the islands, but one theory is that in the 1600s, Spanish galleons were transporting the horses to the Viceroy in Peru when the ship was wrecked in a violent storm off the Atlantic Coast. The horses swam ashore and have been a part of the barrier islands ever since. These islands became famous because of the book by Marguerite Henry
Misty of Chincoteague, published in 1947.
An old lighthouse station on Assateague Island that is still used today. Every July, the horses are rounded up by the Chincoteague Fire Dept. on Assateague Island and they swim across the small inlet that connects the two islands. Once on Chincoteague Island, an auction is held to sell the horses. In this way, the population of horses is kept low. So interesting to see these magnificent animals out in the wild.
One day we toured Yorktown, which was the site of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington during the Revolutionary War. We learned so much more about the battle that lead to the end of the war for our independence. This picture is on the car ferry across the James River from Jamestown to Scotland, VA. And the ferry was free of charge!
The commemorative monument from the Battle of Yorktown. This monument wasn't erected until the 100th anniversary of the battle, which took place in 1781.
In August, Jeannie and her roommate Nicole moved to an apartment in downtown Norfolk. They really like the busy location of the downtown area, which is very close to the waterfront. We had a wonderful time visiting Jeannie and getting to know more about the southern VA area. Jeannie had to leave us early on to attend a school on Cape Cod to identify different fish. This will be in preparation for her next underway in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Last week, Dan, Helen, Grammie and Grampie flew to Norfolk, VA to visit Jeannie. We had perfect fall weather while on our trip. There were so many different sites that we had never seen before. The first picture is of the wild horses on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands on the DelMarVa Peninsula. No one quite knows how the wild horses got to the islands, but one theory is that in the 1600s, Spanish galleons were transporting the horses to the Viceroy in Peru when the ship was wrecked in a violent storm off the Atlantic Coast. The horses swam ashore and have been a part of the barrier islands ever since. These islands became famous because of the book by Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague, published in 1947.
An old lighthouse station on Assateague Island that is still used today. Every July, the horses are rounded up by the Chincoteague Fire Dept. on Assateague Island and they swim across the small inlet that connects the two islands. Once on Chincoteague Island, an auction is held to sell the horses. In this way, the population of horses is kept low. So interesting to see these magnificent animals out in the wild. 
One day we toured Yorktown, which was the site of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington during the Revolutionary War. We learned so much more about the battle that lead to the end of the war for our independence. This picture is on the car ferry across the James River from Jamestown to Scotland, VA. And the ferry was free of charge!
The commemorative monument from the Battle of Yorktown. This monument wasn't erected until the 100th anniversary of the battle, which took place in 1781. 
In August, Jeannie and her roommate Nicole moved to an apartment in downtown Norfolk. They really like the busy location of the downtown area, which is very close to the waterfront. We had a wonderful time visiting Jeannie and getting to know more about the southern VA area. Jeannie had to leave us early on to attend a school on Cape Cod to identify different fish. This will be in preparation for her next underway in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Looks like you had a great time. . .I feel safer sleeping at night with Jeannie at the helm.
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