Saturday, June 28, 2025 — We moved Kosmos to her assigned slip first thing in the morning, when the current was less strong. Eric was able to back in with no problem. Then went through the whole process of situating Kosmos all over again. Since it was a smaller slip, we were able to tie her up much more securely than we had in the other slip.

In the afternoon, Karen and Mark picked us up and gave us a tour of Virginia Beach. Morningstar Marina was on Shore Drive, and we stayed on the same road all the way to the eastern end of Virginia Beach (though the road changed names a few times along the way). The road paralleled the Chesapeake west to Cape Henry (the southern mouth of the bay), then turned south and ran along the ocean.

Along the way, we passed a huge military base (3 miles long!), a large state park that appeared to be undeveloped land, several quaint neighborhoods that looked to be higher-end, and eventually got to the touristy area, called Oceanfront. In the neighborhoods, we could see glimpses of beach between the homes; in Ocean Front, there was what seemed like a giant wall of relatively new, tightly packed condos and hotels blocking the view of the beach from the road (for the most part. There were glimpses here and there). On the other side of the road, it was one shopping center after another with assorted shops and restaurants. We were able to snap some photos of Oceanfront at the red lights.