Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
You know what six months of crappy deployment result in? The best anniversary ever! This port call celebrated our 10th anniversary AND the near-end of deployment. We rode bikes to the Mediterranean. We had sangria and wrote postcards at Panorama restaurant, right on the water. We climbed Valencia’s Micolet bell tower, and we saw the…
The Silk Exchange was built in the 15th Century to glorify honest trade in a time Valencia’s wealth was booming as part of Mediterranean trade routes. The carved gilt ceiling in the Colsulate of the Sea room dates to the original 1400s construction. Amazing! “Is this floor supposed to be important?” I asked Chris. “Well…
“This was a bad plan!” I chided myself, walking for miles in my chic “haven’t seen you in 6 months” outfit. “I’ll find you at the port,” I said. “I’ll just follow the stream of Americans,” I said. “As a backup, meet me at the port authority building steps,” I said. I saw no Americans….
Kearsarge ARG Departs US 5th Fleet Story Number: NNS160405-26Release Date: 4/5/2016 3:24:00 PM A A A By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Preston, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Public Affairs MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NNS) — The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group departed the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation, April 5, after successfully completing theater security cooperation and maritime security…
Spring cleaning for photos! Norfolk Botanical Gardens Pagoda Restaurant is closed for renovations. We walk around the block and my kids pick wildflowers for me and each other. Easter was cold, but He is Risen! Chris’ ship left the fifth fleet! That means they’re heading west in the Mediterranean. We can’t wait to see you!
Here are some things I love about Norfolk: —Celebrating Megan’s birthday at the Oceanview Pier with $1 beers —The city symbol is a mermaid —The historical significance of this bay, and the ships that once sailed where the barges and Coast Guard ships sailed tonight —From my house I can hear the neighbor’s wind chimes,…
