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ROAD TRIP
FLORIDA
DEC 2024 - JAN 2025
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Posted Feb 6, 2025
FLORIDA TRIP
We had an opportunity to be in Florida with family for Christmas 2024
and New Years 2025. A drive south enabled visits to find a few Fireboats
and to do a few other fun things along the way.
DEL-MAR-VA
We decided to drive down through the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula.
We had experienced a similar spectacle in previous years.
Birds apparently enjoy this area for winter training.
Amazing!
LEWES, DE
We hoped to get a look at the Lewes Fireboats,
but it was out of service being serviced.
Oh well. Nice station.
CHESAPEAKE BAY
We took the Chesapeake Bay Bridge / Tunnel across to the
Norfolk - Virginia Beach area. It was a beautiful December day.
NORFOLK, VA
We found the new Norfolk Fireboat 13 at the Willoughby Bay Marina.
A 2024 Silver Ships 32' Endeavor.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Next, we found the new Virginia Beach Fireboat 2.
Located at the Marina at Marina Shores.
The new boat is a 2024 Metal Shark 38' Defiant NXT.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
We stayed at a hotel on the beach.
To our pleasant surprise, Virginia Beach was well decorated
for the Christmas Spirit!
CHESAPEAKE, VA
We hoped to find the new Chesapeake Fireboat, but it was
not available. The search for Fireboats is often hit or miss.
Nice engine.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
We stopped for a night in Myrtle Beach.
Found a fun place to eat and stay.
MURRELL'S INLET, SC
Murrell's Inlet, just south og Myrtle Beach, has a new boat
CHARLESTON, SC
After a nice drive down through the Myrtle Beach area,
we stopped in the Charleston, SC area.
The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-10 is a museum.
There are a few newer boats in the area to check out.
ISLE OF PALMS, SC
Some water craft at the Isle of Palms, SC station.
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC
Sullivan's Island is next to Isle of Palms.
A new dock was built for the Sullivan's Island boat.
A 2016 Armstrong Fireboat.
CHARLESTON, SC
A nice day down by thewater in Chareleston.
Fireboat is kept at the Pilot Boat dock.
Rainbow Row.
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