A Visit to the Beach

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a quick trip to Virginia Beach. We left late on Thursday morning and were in Chesapeake, VA five hours later. We checked in to the hotel and then headed out to Sandbridge Beach -- just south of Virginia Beach.

Here's Geek Girl happily digging in the sand.


The next day we went back for an all day visit. Daddy Geek practiced his open water swimming, I went for a long walk, and Geek Girl continued digging when she wasn't dragged into the ocean by Daddy Geek. At the end of the day, Geek Girl and I had dug a large "dinosaur nest," but the incoming tide washed it out. However, Geek Girl recruited some new arrivals to help dig a smaller dinosaur nest safer from the waves.


Geek Girl would have loved to stay a couple more days. Hopefully next year we'll plan a longer beach vacation. On Saturday morning, there were a lot of people at the hotel breakfast who were headed towards the Outer Banks. Maybe one year we'll visit the Outer Banks, but we were pretty happy with Sandbridge Beach.

On the way home, we decided to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and go home via the Delmarva peninsula. Yes, this added several hours to our return trip, but it also meant we were able to stop at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Reserve. We went on a short walk amongst the mosquitoes and were able to see the wild ponies way off in the distance.

In the mid afternoon, we stopped at The BBQ Joint in Easton, MD for some barbeque. Daddy Geek and I enjoyed the barbeque. Geek Girl wasn't too crazy about the smell. But she did enjoy the large chocolate chip cookie in a pan (which is also available with sauces and ice cream).

At the beginning...


All done.