Virginia Breeze

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Last evening we went on our second dolphin cruise and things went much better. There are now photos of dolphins but not the perfect dolphin shot. That remains as elusive as ever.

This morning I arose/ awoke/ fell out of bed at five am and half hoped there would be a fog bank outside the window so I could return to the interesting dream I was having but no luck. There were dolphin waiting down by the shore as they ate some of the tons of fish that appeared to want to visit Atlantic Avenue.

So I ran down there and took some more photos. Today I hope Beth will agree to go with me up to Cape Henry. It is the oldest construction project financed by the US Federal Government. George Washington signed the bill. And it’s still standing? They built another one some time ago because they thought it was going to fall down.

But it never did. And it still works.

When we get home I am planning to write another post or two about the historic background of this place. It really does occupy a central point in America’s history and Virginia’s history. Maybe I can increase the value of this blog by doing some of that.

A volunteer from the Virginia Aquarium teaches on our dolphin cruise about dolphins.  I learned that they sleep with half their brain and are aware of any approaching danger with the other half.  They really are amazing creatures.  And if a Genie appeared and asked us if anyone would like to become a dolphin my wife would be overboard in just a few seconds.

, originally uploaded by Davidlind.

Here is what they do at Virginia Beach to combat beach erosion. They suck the sand out of Rudee’s Inlet with a long straw and deposit it on the beach. There it slowly migrates along the beach and (probably) back into Rudee’s Inlet.

“Hi kids. I’m home.”
“Where did you go Dad? You have been gone ten years!”

Oh Sorry. Just listening in on the sands of time having a little conversation. But it seems to work well. I wouldn’t want to be sunbathing near the end of the tube when it starts doing its job. But otherwise we seem to have a nice beach and (hopefully) the next time a really big storm hits the beach will keep the tall buildings from falling over.

Your blogging buddy prays that this will be the case actually.

He’s smiling now. But he won’t be if the beach blower doesn’t perform as expected in the next thirty years.

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Here’s a photo of the other half of the sand management project. If you were having a problem with something stuck in your straw you might want one of these.

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