It was 12:45 pm when we anchored so we had the rest of the afternoon and evening to explore the town. After a quick nap for Gale, we took the dinghy to the docks and checked in with the dockmaster who gave us the lowdown on what was happening around town. On our way to the Virginia Air and Space Museum, we walked by the Hampton Carousel, a 1920’s vintage merry-go-round inside a building made just to house the carousel. We were the only ones in the place, so we bought two tickets and enjoyed a very nostalgic ride.
From there, we entered the Air and Space Museum complex and picked up some Christmas gifts in the gift shop before going back to the boat to take showers before going out on the town.
At 7 pm, we could hear the music playing so we took the dinghy in once more to the dock and walked along the waterfront. We stopped to listen to a band of four black musicians singing some of the very popular mellow songs of the 70’s. As we approached the block party, we could hear a very different kind of music – it turned out to be recorded music since the band was just taking its first break. Maureen was hungry, so we went into the Taphouse and shared a wonderful entrée of seafood linguini. Gale tried some of the local beer and was very impressed with it.
After dining, we went out to listen to the band. The first song was rap – a genre that neither one of us understands completely. Thankfully, these young musicians were very talented and they were able to perform songs of the last four decades as though they had been there. The crowd seemed very pleased with the music. We even danced in the streets!
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