This Saturday, Dave and I joined the Anytime Fitness staff for a Halloween Fitness Field Day at the Manchester Lakes Park. Dave has held a membership to this gym for a while and we attend some events organized by its staff. Today, there were many fun activities such as sack races, tug of war, bobbing for apples, and more. Every participant had a chance to earn raffle tickets for prices either for participation in a game or in a costume contest. A Monster has arrived.
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This year we decided to attend Night of the Living Zoo, the adult-only event at the National Zoo in Washington DC. It is a popular annual Halloween party with animal demonstrations, fire dancers, illusionists, live music, Halloween décor and more. By 7 P.M. we were at the National Zoo entrance.
We visited Virginia Safari Park 3 years ago and were really impressed with this unique place. My previous posts can be found here, here and here. Therefore, we decided to repeat this experience again while it was still nice and warm. In 2015, FamilyFun magazine named Virginia Safari Park a Top 10 Animal Attraction in the United States, based on a survey of 2,000 parents.
This is Virginia’s largest, and only drive-thru zoo! 3 miles of safari roads wind through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley countryside, where visitors can have a close look at the animals in a natural environment. Feeding animals from the car window is so much fun!
In addition to the drive-through safari, the park has a Village Walk-Thru that includes a small zoo and a Tiger Territory. For a hands-on or up-close experience, the village also has a petting area with farmyard animals, a kangaroo “walk-about,” a budgie adventure aviary, and a giraffe feeding station.
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Nalls, our favorite local produce store, announced the opening of Pumpkin Hill 2016 on Saturday, September 24th. Dave and I were in the area and decided to visit the place. We have never seen such a variety of pumpkins. They have the very BEST selection of pumpkins, gourds, and squashes in Northern Virginia. All different shapes, sizes, and colors! Pumpkin Hill includes a pumpkin fort and Penny’s Penny Hunt for young kids. Here are some pictures of these beautiful pumpkins.
This weekend Dave and I had a great time at Virginia Beach, our favorite beach in the area. The weather was perfect, the ocean was warm and calm with some nice waves to ride the boogie boards on.
Just want to share these beautiful rare views of the clouds we saw the other day while driving home after our late lunch.
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By the time we decided to book the hotel on the beach at Ocean City, they were all sold out. I guess, one week in advance is not enough time to get a hotel reservation there. This weekend was supposed to be very hot, so we made a decision to go to the beach anyway, just for the day. We were not disappointed. Our little “beach house” was very handy on the beach. 🙂
This weekend we visited the Seven Oaks Lavender Farm in Catlett, VA. The farm was open to visitors for the last weekend, so the lavender blossoms were almost gone. We still had a good time spent outdoors and enjoyed a beautiful ride to the farm.
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This year we decided to celebrate the 4th of July at the beach and spend a few days enjoying the ocean. We left early Friday morning and arrived at Virginia Beach in the afternoon. Many people went to Virginia beach for the 4th of July weekend so it was pretty packed. As you can see in the picture below, hundreds of people are swimming and relaxing along the beach.
This Saturday we went to check out the Occoquan park and historic Occoquan town. It is a nice and short 20 minute ride from our home. Occoquan Regional Park is a place of entry to several key hiking trails, including the Fairfax Cross-County Trail and Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
The boat launch and marina provide easy access to a day exploring or fishing the Occoquan River. The park offers various recreational activities such as batting cages, soccer fields, kayaking and numerous barbeque areas including gazebos. The river banks looked beautiful.
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