Rode the bus into Norfolk. Took nearly an hour. We got off at Waterside. Ate some really good sandwiches for lunch. Then we went on the bus tour of the world's largest naval base. It covers 8000 acres, more than 10 square miles. Over 300,000 people work there, including civilians. We saw submarines, aircraft, ships of all sizes, etc. The base has 3 McDonald's, a pizza parlor, a bowling alley, a ten-screen movie theater--everything under the sun.
It was an interesting tour. Unfortunately, there were two little kids on the bus who made total nuisances of themselves. One was five and the other was 22 months. Neither was still for a moment. They ran all over the bus, talking and yelling. The younger one was the worst. Also, the air conditioning was turned up way too high. We nearly froze. We asked the driver to turn it down, but he said it wasn't adjustable; it was either on or off.
We were going to go out to Sears and do some shopping, but we were afraid we'd miss the last bus back to Great Bridge, so we just went back. Minutes before we reached our destination, a thunderstorm hit. The rain came down in a deluge. Fortunately, we had had the foresight to take our ponchos with us. Without them, we'd have been drenched to the skin as soon as we got off the bus, but with them on, we stayed nice and dry.
As usual, the rain didn't last long. Roy got our blue wagon out. We ate supper at KFC again and then bought a wagonload of groceries at that beautiful market.
Tried to phone Kathy again, but as usual she wasn't home. Roy phoned Al. Unfortunately, Al isn't going to be able to come out at this time; he's too busy.
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