Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

Hi Norfolk Sailors, family, & friends. Thank your for letting me into your group.

My son just got to the USS Truman last week and is trying to settle in. I plan to visit him over Thanksgiving week. I'd really appreciate any advice on what and where to see and eat.

He's living on the barge at the drydock area in Portsmouth now, so I booked a room at the Governor Dinwiddie hotel. Anyone familiar with it?

Navy25, I am sorry you are all freezing there in NJ. Snow is nice but not so much that there are power outages.  My family are in Hillsborough NJ. I wonder how the weather is there? 

I hope you are keeping warm.

Navy25. We have already had snow here in Colorado too. It snowed early this year for us too. We are expecting a snow storm this Wednesday. I hope it is not a lot because I have to get to be at work at 7:15 Thursday morning. 

Drive safe in all that snow.

Hi ladies,

Thank you for the welcomes. :)

I'm happy to hear no one is without heat with all this extreme weather. I hope the rest of the week is as kind.

To Debbie in CA

If you like history, Williamsburg and Jamestown are great places to see.  As far as restaurants, we have just about everything. :)  If you like seafood and money is no object, Capt. George's on Laskin Rd,,Virginia Beach is a great place to eat. The cost is around $30+ but it's an all you can eat (esp. crab legs) restaurant including dessert.  There is a Greek restaurant in Norfolk called Orapax, which has delicious food.  If you are in the Williamsburg area (actually Newport News) there is an Italian Restaurant called Andrea's which serves wonderful pizzas and Italian cuisine. 

We hope you enjoy your time here in the Hampton Roads area!

My husband and I (Yvonne and John Wagner) have a military ministry in our home for the servicemen and women stationed in the area.  We open our home on the weekends, Saturday evenings being our board game night with lots of food and Sunday after church we come over here for a home cooked meal and fellowship together.  If your son would like a place to go for fun and food we would love for him to join us!  You can see what we do at our website: www.openbibleministries.com.  We have information and lots of pictures of sailors, marines and soldiers who have been part of our 'family' for the last 11 years.  

Hi to all...I am new to the group.  My son well be grad from A school IT in Pensacola Fl on 12-16-11 and at the present verbal orders are he is headed your way to Norfolk.  thanks for letting me join.

Hi Sandy s Sailor how did you make out last night with the Snow Storm I hope all is well can you believe we still have alot of people without power in Jersey some of my NavyNJ Moms are in that mess with trees on their properties and stuff very expensive tree removal over 3,000 what a shame. I hope you and your family are well.

To Our Sailors on Deployment my prayers and blessings for a Safe Return Home God Bless

kk-That's really nice! I know it's comforting to you to know he'll get to have a home cooked meal in a nice, warm home full of nice people.

Even the weather in sunny Southern California is pretty bad right now. It's been raining and cloudy for days, but tonight torrential rains came down accompanied by thunder and lightning. The thunder was so close it was shaking my roof. Around here, it's usually only earthquakes that shake our houses. :)

My son just arrived last night 730 pm and got to the bunk at 930...reports to duty tomorrow morning.  Will not be coming home  for holidays and we hope to go that way.  Otherwise do not know when we will see him again:+(

Hello Wagners

My son just arrived Sat night in Norfolk and will not be coming home for any holidays.  we are planning on going his way for Christmas but Thanksgiving would be his first holiday away from home.  Maybe I can have him connect with you.

bluebear

paybacks398 and Wagners

That would be great if he could get together with a group for Thanksgiving!

Dear Lynne M,

Thank you!  If by chance his plans don't work out, perhaps you could let him know that he has another option. :)  We would love to include him with the others on Thanksgiving in our home.  Yvonne

Does anyone know if one local cab service is cheaper than another as far as transporation from NewportNews Huntington Hall (shipyard) to Norfolk airport?  Just got a quote of $66.  Seems a bit high.  If anyone knows of a better cheaper service, please let me know.  My son will be leaving very early on a weekday morning in December.  Any chance sailors get a break on the cab fare?  :-)  That would be nice!

Dec 20th, but has a 7 a.m. flight

Thanks anyway, Barbara!

diannep, my son asked one of his class mates who is not going home for Christmas to drive him to the airport. His classmate is going to be the taxi for many other students, LoL

Yes, Sandy, my son did that too with his former roommate...paid him with a dinner, I think!  But that roommate has moved out of barracks...and before, it was a closer airport (Newport News).

I googled mapped the distance and the shortest route is 22 miles. 

Thanks, daughtersbf.  The problem is...he has to leave the base by 5:30 a.m. at the latest.....zzzzzz!  He actually has a car, but figured his car was safer on the base than at the airport for a week (plus don't know how full the garages may be). It may work for someone to pick him up when he returns because he arrives in the afternoon!  I will pay for the cab regardless...just was wondering if one service is better than another.