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.
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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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This weekend Mount Vernon hosts the Revolutionary War Reenactment weekend. Dave and I decided to visit this event on Saturday, mostly because of the weather; it is supposed to rain all day on Sunday. We arrived at Mount Vernon in the afternoon and, after finally finding a parking spot, we walked through the Revolutionary War camp to see the battle reenactment.
This Saturday Dave and I decided to dedicate to visiting Theodore Roosevelt island. Located just south of Georgetown, the Island offers an excellent opportunity for city folk to enjoy the great outdoors. Theodore Roosevelt Island is a memorial to America’s 26th president, in recognition of his contributions to conservation. The large statue of Teddy is erected at the memorial plaza of the island.
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Autumn is so beautiful in Virginia. Dave and I decided to visit Shenandoah National Park this weekend during the height of fall foliage. We were thinking about taking a hike there, but the weather was quite chili for a hike, so we ended up taking Skyline Drive stopping at the overlooks, enjoying the incredible vistas and taking a lot of pictures.
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I stopped at Nalls today and was stunned by the variety of pumpkins. Nalls is my favorite local produce store. It is always neat and very cute, but today it was like pumpkin heaven there.
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The Wegmans supermarket was opened at Hilltop Village Center, just 3 miles from our home, last month. Dave and I finally visited this premier grocer in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States today. Not an exaggeration to say that this supermarket is the best supermarket I have ever seen! Shopping at Wegmans is like a journey through a small, beautifully maintained, self-sustaining city. The food selection here is unparalleled, especially the cheese selection!
On the way back from the Chesapeake Bridge -Tunnel, we stopped at Fort Story to visit the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse located there. Fort Story is a military base that is home to a variety of U.S. Army and Naval Units in the City of Virginia Beach. Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia and the southern boundary of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists, who eventually settled in Jamestown, on April 26, 1607.
To visit the lighthouse, you must pass through the security gates of Fort Story, and it is required to show Photo Ids at a military checkpoint to enter. Our car was checked out as well, which makes sense to do, by very personable, polite and helpful security staff. After passing the check point, we drove to the Cape Henry Lighthouse visitor center. There was a good view of both lighthouses right from the visitor’s center parking lot. The Old Cape Henry Lighthouse is on the left and the new Cape Henry Lighthouse is on the right in the picture below.
On the last day of our stay in Virginia Beach, Dave and I decided to visit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse. According to the official site The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT) is a 23-mile (37-km) long bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and connecting the Delmarva Peninsula’s Eastern Shore of Virginia with Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, Virginia.
The Delmarva Peninsula is occupied by most of Delaware state and portions of Maryland and Virginia states. It is a modern engineering marvel and is considered the world’s largest bridge-tunnel complex, which was opened in 1965. This Bridge is considered as both a tourist attraction and a travel convenience. Here is a aerial view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel from a postcard.
