By around 10:30 everyone was ready to depart for the day’s activities. We spent several hours at the Nauticus Museum, including exploring the Battleship Wisconsin. This battleship is one of four Iowa-class battleships, the largest and last ever build by the U.S. Navy. She earned five battle stars in WWII. It was quite the impressive ship. The day was very hot, so we didn’t spend too long exploring her, but did take our time inside Nauticus exploring the exhibits, many of which were hands-on.
Back at the boat, we all relaxed and/or napped for awhile. Then in the evening, we boarded the ferry and went to Portsmouth and had dinner at the German Bier Garden and explored the town. By this time, the temperature and humidity had dropped and everyone was quite comfortable.
Andrew hanging out -- didn't take him long to feel right at home.
At the Nauticus Museum. Here Drew and Derrick play the part of sailors.
The Battleship Wisconsin
Derrick and Drew dwarfed by the huge guns
Looking down at the main deck
Back at the boat Derrick and Drew tried to cool down
On the ferry to Portsmouth we spotted a stealth ship in drydock. We had seen a similar ship last year in Mobile Bay.
The Fresnel lens from the Hog Island Light. It's about 10 feet high and has more than 250 prisms of optical glass.
This is the ferry that runs between Norfolk and Portsmouth
The old historic courthouse in Portmouth -- from the mid 1800's
Entrance to the Bier Garden where we had dinner -- and a beer or two 
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