Norfolk Days Out

So you’ve decided to move to the Tidewater area of Virginia. You have your choice of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, or if you prefer peninsula living, Hampton or Newport News. While there are plenty of reasons to move to any of the “seven cities” in the Tidewater area, the city of Norfolk stands out above the rest in overall quality and distinctive sites. Here are just five reasons why you should live in downtown Norfolk:

Norfolk is culturally diverse.

Norfolk is a Mecca for various culturally diverse hot spots. If you’re looking for live theater, then the Wells Theater in downtown Norfolk is the home to the Virginia Stage Company, known throughout the state and mid-Atlantic region for exceptional regional theater.

If you are going to explore the Northern or Southern Broads, it is advisable to hire a cabin cruiser and do it in style. There are many places on the Broads where you can hire a suitable craft, from Wroxham to Acle Bridge to Stalham on the Northern Waters, and from Norwich to Beccles on the Southern Waters. Once you have decided on a suitable boat that is ideal for your needs look up the internet type in boating on the broads select a suitable company, look at all the pictures of the craft available, and pick one. As you will notice there are two major companies working through a number of different Boat-Yards. Be care full how you choose as the price varies greatly, depending on number of people, age of boat, prestige of Boat-Yard, site of yard, and availability.

Virginia is known for its billfishing, including white marlin, blue marlin and swordfish. These three magnificent fish are found in practically the same areas and it’s even possible to catch all three fish on the same trip, although triple headers of billfish are rare events.

White marlin tend to weigh around 30-60 pounds and feed on a variety of smaller baits. They are very intelligent fish. When hunting prey, white marlin display neon colors and change to an aggressive posture. A hungry or agitated marlin will charge and bat its bill at a baitfish or trolled lure.

Blue marlin are much larger, up to 1000 lbs, feeding on larger baits. Blue marlin are brightly colored and are known for their dramatic leaps and deep runs. Most local blue marlin are over 100 pounds and feed on fish such as small yellowfin tuna, false albacore, mahi mahi and other fish. A sign of potential for blue marlin fishing are pods of skipjack tuna. Skipjack tuna are the smallest of the Virginia tuna, ranging from about 3 to 18 pounds. The fish are sought after by fishermen because they are among the favorite prey of blue marlin.