The weather here continues mild, cloudy, misty and pretty warm-a far cry from what is happening further south. Good news is that Karen and John in Boca Raton are reporting by text that conditions are not too treacherous there.

We had cornmeal muffins and coffee for breakfast and read the news and weather in the cockpit. After morning chores we walked to the MacArthur Memorial and museum which was packed with both personal and military artifacts of the famous general’s life and career. They had the famous pipe, hat, and sunglasses, as well as the crypt containing both General and Mrs. MacArthur. The museum was extensive, providing an in-depth history of the part of the war that took place in the Philippines, where MacArthur spent much of his time. A short movie encapsulated his contributions to our nation in times of war and peace.

Since it was cool, Paula made a hot lunch with leftover spinach lasagna and eggplant parmigiana and pasta. Tommy did more work on our itinerary and took a short nap. Paula cooked a double-sized recipe of pork-chops in roasted garlic and onion gravy to put in the fridge for meals once we leave Norfolk. Tomorrow she’ll cook a double portion of lemon shrimp with rice for the same purpose.

Then we took the ferry to Portsmouth with our new boating friends. The featured photo for this post is of downtown Portsmouth earlier this evening. Just a few blocks from the ferry is a cinema and eatery called the Commodore. Dating from 1945, it is restored in original style and features first run movies, preceded by a meal, which is ordered from your table via a retro princess phone. Choices included deli sandwiches, fish and chips, shrimp basket, pizza, etc. There was also an assortment of deserts. Tommy had the key lime pie. You have an hour and a half to enjoy the meal and conversation, then popcorn arrives at the table and the movie begins. We saw “Sully”, which was riveting and well-done. The special effects were great. Watching a near-disaster in the air took our minds off the possible “sea” disaster scenarios we have been contemplating, despite the fact that Sully’s plane winds up in the Hudson.

After the movie we caught the ferry home. So far we have not run out of things to do here in Norfolk. We still plan to visit the Chrysler Art gallery and have been invited to a “Hurricane Party”.