I'm back and I still have lots more to share from our trip to Virginia! Have I mentioned that we had a blast?! Our second week got even better, when we picked Gamma up from the airport, the kids were surprised!! They had overheard me talking about her coming, but didn't know when or if she really was going to come. After picking her up from the airport, we went out to eat and then headed to the piers; we were just in time to see the sunset behind the massive ships. Norfolk is home to the largest navy base, and it is huuuuge!
Mermaids are all over Norfolk; this was one of our favorites, so we stopped to see it after leaving the beach one day. I tried to tell the kids I used to be a mermaid, they don't believe me!
If ever I'm missing, you can find me where there's sun, sand and waves...just sayin!
We packed up and drove about 35 minutes to Virginia Beach. Jannah is making something for Gamma, she may be 8 years old, but she still loves to play in the sand and pretend to cook things! I think I see culinary school in her future.
Jamison doing a little body surfing
G and Jordan trying to dig to China
...almost there!
We went to the Cape Henry Lighthouse, it's actually located on an army post. This is the old one, built in 1792. It is no longer operating, but a beauty to look at and open for people like us who want to climb up to the top to look out.
Here we go...
And, here's our view from the top. We only had to climb 192 steps to get there! The new lighthouse (the black and white one) was built in 1881. It is operating and the light can be seen from as far as 19 miles off shore, WOW!
Stay tuned...there's more to come!
2 comments:
Looks like you guys had way too much fun! Could you send me some of that sunshine???? :)
What a wonderful time I had visiting lovely Virginia. It was so good to go to the beach everyday and so close. Had wonderful Greek food! And, enjoyed the heat wave???? first time to ever see the Norfolk Harbor Fest. All the ships and boats were amazing. Looking forward to a week in July at our favorite St Augustine Beach!!!
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