DiVloggie Ep. 2 - Trekking around Portsmouth

Good morning, afternoon, evening everyone!!

On today's DiVloggie we will once again be forced to face the walkability of Hampton Roads!

Today's featured city is Portsmouth, VA. We are walking from the Portsmouth Public Library Churchland Branch to The Printed Word Bookstore and we're trying to make it within an hour for a book signing event.

[Shoutout to The Printed Word Bookstore in Portsmouth, VA!! Give em a follow, go get some books, and tell em Dinnie sent you!]

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Now while we did make it both on time AND in one piece [Praise the Lord!], this was NOT a fun walk!

The danger levels this go around were waaaay higher compared to my first walking adventure.

The main problems I encountered were no sidewalk, no road shoulder, having to walk through people's private property, close proximity to fast moving vehicles, trash and debris as well as big plants in the way, and no true crosswalks.

It was funny how there was one sign that said be careful of pedestrians and yet there was NO real safe crosswalk in sight! 😂 I was confused and I'm sure the drivers were also confused.

All things considered, I made it and am alive on this day, but I would NEVER take this route again unless I had NO choice!

On a more positive note, there was actually a trail that ran pretty close to my intended destination so I will definitely have to investigate in the future where it leads because it could have made this trip soooooooo much easier and safer if it passed by where I started and where I needed to be.

Stay tuned as I continue to investigate both the walkability and public transportation of the Hampton Roads region!

Remember, it's yet another beautiful day here in VA!!

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