After leaving the barrier islands of South and North Carolina, we moved on into Virginia and stepped back in time to colonial times and the original British Invasion (notwithstanding the one in the 1960s!).
We stayed in the city of Virginia Beach, just a couple miles from the ocean, though the weather refused to cooperate to allow us much outdoor time. So we used our time here to do something that was high on our list: Cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel to the Eastern Shore. What an amazing thing, to see such awesome modern technology while at the same time visualizing tall sailing ships entering this huge harbor carrying emigrants from England in search of a new home. Just amazing! We visited the quaint old town of Port Charles for lunch and a bit of shopping, then back across the bay:
We had a brief respite from the wind one day to get in a quick kayak trip on West Neck Creek, one of our less scenic trips but at least we were on the water. Gary even caught a couple of fish!
Then yet another gloomy day so it was into the Navy town of Norfolk, home to the largest naval base in the world. In case you’re curious: https://www.visitnorfolk.com/ We toured the naval museum full of cool model ships and then the real USS Wisconsin, getting a fascinating glimpse into a battleship used in WWII.
Sadly our time here was coming to an end, so we (OK, more like I) was determined to get onto the beach no matter what the weather, as we would be turning inland and our time on the ocean was ending. ☹
The cool thing about hanging in a navy town is seeing F-35s on daily training missions and the amazing Osprey helicopters buzzing the beach. We actually had a good excuse to buy Virginia Beach sweatshirts as the wind was frigid! Still, Bubba had to pry me from my beach chair when it came time to leave…
Then it was farewell to the ocean and inland to historic Williamsburg, another bucket list item for us both. If history is not your thing you may just find this to be a village requiring a lot of walking and boring tours of old houses. We. Loved. It. We spent a whole day there and thankfully the town recognizes that people with back trouble may just need to sit down occasionally, so there were benches everywhere. And pubs.
Then we did one of the MOST FUN things yet on this magical RV adventure: Segway tour in historic Yorktown! SO MUCH FUN! As a centuries-old town, the historic sites were spread around several miles, so not only did we see a lot of the history but we had a blast doing it!
Our next installment (coming soon!) will be from Maryland and Washington DC, where we got to hang with a dear friend and former coworker of mine. Stay tuned for our continuing adventures!