Virginia Beach
So we are here....living in Virginia.....unpacked (sort of)....time to explore! Of course our whole family loves the water, so naturally, we headed to Virginia Beach on our first excursion. It was a cloudy day, although it had been so hot that if felt good. From Midlothian, it is about 2 hours away. Half way there is Williamsburg. We stopped there for some lunch at a local place called 6 Crabs that I found on Yelp. We sampled the local cuisine, including soft shell crab, (not a fan now). Williamsburg in itself would be an entire day adventure, but we were on a schedule and moved on.
We went through Norfolk. It was awesome to see the aircraft carriers in the bay. Virginia Beach is on the other side of the bay so we had to cross a bridge/tunnel (again...really cool.) On the other side we took a side excursion to see if we could get a Navy tour of the base, but the last tour had left by the time we got there. Again, another excursion destination.
Now we were only about 30 minutes from the beach. For a cloudy day, the beach was pretty full. This was the first time the kids got to touch the Atlantic Ocean, and Jenny said it was her first as well, although she had been to the Gulf and the Carribean. We got to spend about an hour on the beach before thunderstorms blew in. This was a great excuse to get going.
We packed our things and headed back home (about a 2 hour drive). It was good to get out and experience some of what Virginia is about, although most of it was spent looking out a car window. When Drew gets her cast off, and the weather is sunnier, we will leave earlier and go back. Now we just need to figure out what to do next.
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