
Campus of Hampton University
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Marine Science building at Hampton
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School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton
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Norfolk, Virginia
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On to the campus of Old Dominion University.
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Then to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
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Inside one of the main buildings at VIMS housing the main auditorium and library
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My terrific VIMS doctoral student tour guide, Erica Holloman.
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Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Headquarters at VIMS
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A large walkway tiled as a map of the entire Chesapeake Bay, outside the fisheries science building
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Erica standing at "Baltimore
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Huge coelacanth specimen in the fisheries science building
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Shown with my water bottle for scale.
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The fisheries science building houses the one of the largest and most diverse collections of western Atlantic marine and estuarine fish and marine mammal specimen collections in the world.
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Preserved sea turtles as well.
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And this sea turtle shell showing clearly the spine of the animal (sea turtles can't pop out of their shells as portrayed in cartoons!).
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Doctoral student Heidi Geisz, who gave a great tour of the fisheries science building, along with Erica.
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The lovely home of another VIMS hostess and friend, Marcia Berman.
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Her husband Bob, parking space at home!
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Grilled venison, courtesy of Bob.
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Bob and Marcia's boats, docked right at their lovely back yard.
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Marcia and Bob were kind enough to take me down the Piankatank River on their boat.
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