Since the forecast today called for very little wind and more modest temperatures and humidity, we spent the day ashore in Norfolk, VA. Because there isn’t anywhere to die a dinghy up in downtown Norfolk, we dinghied to the town dock in Portsmouth, VA and took the city-run paddle wheel commuter boat to downtown Norfolk. From there it was a short walk past where a Carnival Cruise ship was docked unloading/loading passengers for their next cruise to the Bahamas (we thought they didn’t likely know that the first tropical storm was heading their way) to the Chrysler Glass museum where we watched a glass blowing demonstration. Afterwards, we went out for lunch at the Freemason Abbey and had she-crab soup (made with crab roe) and a fried green tomato sandwich. We then went to the Chrysler Art Museum for their 2:00 pm museum highlights tour and were treated to many magnificent works of art and an exceptional collection of Tiffany Glass and glass objects. The museum was really worth more time than we had and we would highly recommend it and would definitely like to return. Back on Juno, we watched the Carnival Cruise ship depart as we ate a light supper then we took advantage of reliable internet to watch the first full length movie in months.
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| Glass blowing demonstration at the Chrysler Glass Museum |
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