Virginia Beach

We had a GREAT trip to VA Beach last week! Thanks for praying....the drive through the night went great! There was so much more we wanted to do! Here's some of our highlights.....

Cape Henry Lighthouse & the beautiful Alleghany Mountains.

Climbing the lighthouse ~ this picture of Chad is when he had to turn around & go back down. He chickened out and had to turn around. (afraid of heights) So I took lots of pic's for him from the top. Funny how he can fish all day off a pier HIGH above the water & not be bothered by that........ hmmmmmmm

Yeah, Chad caught a CRAB. Crabs are very hard to get off your line. Crabs do NOT like to let go of a piece of shrimp! Crabs are annoying!
And the seagull has part of a pretzel in his mouth that I fed him =) I also fed them Beef Jerky. I feel sorry for the poor sap who got pooped on later...hehehe

I got to eat at another beloved FRIENDLY'S!!! It was such a RELAXING week laying on the beach & listening to the waves, walking the beach at night, eating out at GREAT places, exploring lighthouses, shopping, fishing, watching endless entertainment along Beach Street.... (jugglers, magicians, steel drum bands, singers, plays....) We were amazed at how much this area has to offer! SO many INTERESTING people, though! For the most part it's a family friendly place. Especially along the beach. However, along Beach Street you'll find MANY different 'personalities'. I began to notice that roughly 44% of those walking along Beach Street were either 1 or more of the following:

Tattoo'd
Smoking.......something ?!?
"Falling Out".....at times I wanted to say: "excuse me, Mam, um, I think you missed a few buttons!"
or speaking some language that you try to guess what their talking about by their facial expressions & tone.

We weren't overly impressed with our "3 star" hotel. More like a 2, if you ask us. But it was clean & comfortable. 2 Important things! And we really weren't there much, so I guess I can't complain. OK...now it's back to REALITY!! School starts in just over a week!! LOTS to get ready & 'catch-up' with! Ahh, the dreaded return to insanity from a quiet, relaxing vacation.......