We started the trip with a stop at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center, where I was eaten by a shark.
After the shark spit me out, we checked into our hotel, which was oceanfront at the end of the boardwalk. We had dinner later that night at a very scrumptious seafood restaurant called Tautogs. Jeff then proceeded to beat me twice in Yahtzee while we watched the Olympics.
The next morning we gamely went for a walk on the beach. The sun was deceptive, and it was actually pretty cold, as can be ascertained from Jeff’s grimace.
Along the boardwalk, we enjoyed the bench dedicated to the memory of Dickie Pooh.
After watching 3-d Sharks at the IMAX (I really had to restrain myself to keep from trying to reach out and touch them), we found out our whale watching trip was cancelled due to the wind. So we headed down the beach, first stopping at this statue of Neptune.
We then proceeded to check out an old lighthouse and the site of one of the first landings on American soil.
First Landing State Park was just around the bend, so we stopped there and took a hike along the Bald Cypress Trail, which made me think we were in the Deep South and not Virginia.
We warmed up as we drove to the other end of the beach to the Back Bay Nature Reserve. There we hiked along the dunes and watched the sunset over the bay.
We had a hard time finding a place to eat that night, as it seems everywhere we wanted to go was closed on Sunday night, but we found a great Vietnamese Place and then returned to the hotel. The next morning we were up bright and early for our rescheduled Whale Watching Trip.
We didn’t see much of anything the first hour. But the second hour, we spotted a humpback whale that hung with us for the rest of the trip. (Yes, that black spot is a whale – I was too busy checking him out to take photos).
After checking out of the hotel, we headed back towards D.C., but made two stops to take advantage of our National Parks pass. We had a tour of the Siege Lines at Yorktown. Then I met Pocahontas at Jamestown.
Before making it home, we stopped for dinner. Jeff had a craving for Chicken and Dumplings, so we went to Cracker Barrel, where I had a lucky find.
Although we would have preferred slightly warmer temperatures, we had a good time. Now where should we go in March?
4 comments:
Great Pics. Makes me want to take a trip. And what a find at Cracker Barrel. Definitely was your lucky day.
Looks like you had a great time. And thank god you found the Charles Chips because I think some people were starting to think you were crazy.
Sounds like fun :) You look great by the way! I've never seen you with long hair before :)
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