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| Approaching Fort Monroe and the HRBT Tunnel - Click image to enlarge |
Driving in to work yesterday morning I was able to see the tall ships forming up for their parade of sail into Hampton Roads harbor. Seeing all the towering masts gave a glimpse of what the views of incoming ships looked like more than a century ago. And Hampton Roads does have its share of history when it comes to ships ranging from the shipping history which ranges from the first colonists landing at Cape Henry in Virginia Beach, Hampton's place a the oldest continuous English speaking city in the USA, to the battle of the Monitor and Merrimac just off shore from our the street the boyfriend and I live on, to the building of ships such as the fabled liner S.S. United States to the Navy's biggest carriers at Newport News. The sea and ships are ever present. Above and below are a few photos of the Op Sail pageantry with ships from South America and as far away as Indonesia (we had dinner with friends in Norfolk last evening and saw some of the tall ship cadets strolling on the side walk - they were HOT!).
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| Passing Fort Monroe |
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| Sunrise yesterday off of Virginia Beach - Click image to enlarge |
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| The Dewaruci from Indonesia - Click image to enlarge |
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| The Cisne Branco from Brazil - Click image to enlarge |
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| Cadets on the Guayas from Ecuador - Click image to enlarge |
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