Nautical fun in Hampton Roads

 Virginia Beach was the place to be this past weekend for those who love sand sculptures. As usual, it was hard voting on the best sculptures. Here is one of my favorites. There were over twenty awesome sculptures. It's amazing to see the kind of work these artists are capable of making. They come from all over the world to compete in the contest. At the Neptune Festival, on Friday night, the wind came up unexpectedly and did some real ripping of tents and kiosks of crafters and food vendors. Hopefully all the tents with crafts survived the rest of the weekend.

The next day, we ventured over to the fun maze they have for kids at the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Norfolk. There were lots of nautical facts to be learned.Information about sea animals and plants were scattered throughout the maze. Things like how sound travels four times as fast under water. There was a jungle-like maze with what was called seaweed or kelp that looked almost like Christmas garland hanging down. A room full of mermaids had a luring siren song playing. Another area had simulated jellyfish hanging from the ceiling. Maybe for the kids- but still a fun time.

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