Virginia Beach Recap

Sadly, we are back from VA beach.  We drove back Saturday afternoon, and what should have been a 3.5 hour trip ended up taking us 6 hours!  It poured down rain the entire drive home and <i>that</i> is why it took us so long to get back to northern VA.  There was even a tornado warning as we were leaving the Virginia Beach area - scary!  I've never been in a situation where a tornado has been spotted while driving. <br /><br />It was raining so hard that we had to take a diversion to the local Target just to take a break (and seek shelter - as the NWS was warning us to do.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXzV-lnk9ZDleeHjSXIruCKGEBx84YD8OKv6440ZzvV36vpGmtctPnfFPcXH4oMZ79aZvM8BwdExysVqUARqt4Dvwr4rXFo27AdDR5geMB1frctxKSj1sEkyjjo27sTN278d2leGws7o/s1600/Beach+Busbee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXzV-lnk9ZDleeHjSXIruCKGEBx84YD8OKv6440ZzvV36vpGmtctPnfFPcXH4oMZ79aZvM8BwdExysVqUARqt4Dvwr4rXFo27AdDR5geMB1frctxKSj1sEkyjjo27sTN278d2leGws7o/s400/Beach+Busbee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The weather, unfortunately, was not ideal on this trip.  It was in the high 70s/low 80s the entire time with a strong breeze along the ocean.  I was actually covered up with my towel most of the time it was so chilly.  The surf was so rough they issued rip current warnings.  I still managed to get some sun, however, so I'll take that as a plus :).  I love trying to maintain a tan for the summer. <br /><br />On Friday morning, after Joel came back from surf fishing, we headed out to rent some beach cruisers (bicycles) to ride along the amazing boardwalk.  I have to admit, as much as I love OC, they have nothing on VA Beach's boardwalk.  VAB's is cemented with a separate, paved path running parallel to the boardwalk that is just for biking.  This way, you can bike all day long!  OC's boardwalk is wooden, splinter ridden and only allows biking at certain hours.  We biked for 45 minutes and had a great time.  Joel relived his childhood by popping wheelies and thus, popping the chain off of his bike :). <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU-nWpxtIAhEAQMS8fRO-HEzbS0J4-RPDQ1z6d04wX9N70mD5ues274dy1p5Ru-yJP-Bj4HyrHMepjizJ5QjwdG8Ze3BxF1yVOM-x09JAYxxz3ZAyGr7U7NkTkuIM9S_XaDmlJ2uyQpU/s1600/beach+feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOU-nWpxtIAhEAQMS8fRO-HEzbS0J4-RPDQ1z6d04wX9N70mD5ues274dy1p5Ru-yJP-Bj4HyrHMepjizJ5QjwdG8Ze3BxF1yVOM-x09JAYxxz3ZAyGr7U7NkTkuIM9S_XaDmlJ2uyQpU/s400/beach+feet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />On Friday, we enjoyed a "homemade" lunch in our hotel room.  I had a turkey/hard salami sandwich on Sara Lee Delightfuls bread with pepperjack cheese and a swipe of pesto.  Later I snacked on Rold Gold Pretzels.  I'm very happy we packed our own lunch for the trip.  Not only did it save us money, but it saved me on Points!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">Do you have a last minute beach trip planned before summer is over?</span></strong>  <br /><br />It's hard to believe we're approaching fall.  It seems like just yesterday that we were planning our wedding to the Carribbean..... *sigh*...

Vacation Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Recap

Sadly, we are back from VA beach.  We drove back Saturday afternoon, and what should have been a 3.5 hour trip ended up taking us 6 hours!  It poured down rain the entire drive home and that is why it took us so long to get back to northern VA.  Ther…

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