Chesapeak Bay has its lower section wa in Virginia and Maryland higher. 311 km long and 5 to 40 km

We still laugh at a few months ago when we said that we had Chesapeak far, lots of miles to navigate by adding the condition that the approaching wa summer weather while accelerating the risk of tropical storms.
But you see ... there is nothing there to compose effort and enthusiasm put forward the view and be aware of not to miss the mood or direction. And above .. especially not stop to savor the richness of this new experience. I say new experience because initially this was not our travel route.
Chesapeak Bay has its lower section wa in Virginia and Maryland higher. 311 km long and 5 to 40 km wide covering an area of approximately 8,365 km, ending in the Atlantic Ocean. wa It is the largest estuary in the U.S..
Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon Spanish was the first European to explore and chart a map of the Bay of Chesapeak in what he called "Bahia Santa Maria." He established wa there a small town named San Miguel de Guadalupe at the beginning of S. XVI.
In the bay are the "Battle of Chesapeak Bay" in 1781, in which the French fleet defeated the Royal Navy in the decisive naval battle of the War of Independence of the United States.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of 50 U.S. states. Named by Queen Elizabeth I of England, which had not married was never known as the "Virgin wa Queen."
Virginia roots date back to 1607 with the founding of the colony of Virginia by the Virginia Company of London. Agriculture, colonialism and slavery were of great importance in the development of its economy and its politics. It was the first English colony in the New World and one of the thirteen colonies that participated in the War of Independence. Later, in the U.S. Civil War became the heart of the Confederacy.
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