Concrete ships???

During world war II the world was running low on steel and the US needed ships to supply it's fleet fighting the Japanese. Part of  the solution came in the form of the amazing McCloskey ships. Built out of rebar and concrete these ships traveled all over the globe supplying the navy during WWII.
Also in the era before the construction of the amazing Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel cars relied on a ferry to cross the Chesapeake. If you have ever been to the Chesapeake you can see what an ordeal that must have been. And the dock for the ferry was exposed to the forces of nature. Well after the war the government had more ships than it knew what to do with so nine of the concrete ships were partially sunk out in front of the ferry in 1949. Half in the water and half out to protect the landing from the waves. Then the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was opened in 1964 and the ferry was no longer needed. But the ships remain off the coast of Kiptopeke State Park. Spooky ghost ships with plants growing on their bridges and sea birds nesting on them.
Kayaking among these sleeping pieces of history was pretty high on my bucket list of adventures and it didn't disappoint in the least. Kiptopeke itself uses the old landing as a fishing pier and I spent one night there catching one sea trout after another under the lights. Baitfish by the thousands were attracted to the lights and even in the near 100 degree heat fish were biting at Kiptopeke. Even blue crabs swam around under the lights trying to get their share. I imagine at certain times of the year the fishing must be pretty spectacular at this place.
When one morning broke calm we loaded the Yaks and made the trip from First Landing and spent half a day exploring the concrete ships. A kayaking adventure I'd highly recommend to anyone.