Last Trip of the Summer

Because of my time off work this past spring, it kept me from making my annual pilgrimage to Tennessee. So, instead I decided to do a couple of weekend trips. The first as you know was to see good friends in Smith Mountain Lake. The second, was this past weekend to see 'retired Navy brother' and his family in Chesapeake Virginia. It was a fun visit and so good to see everyone and catch up. 

~Retired Navy brother's cats, Petey and Bubba~ 

Because we were so close to the ocean, we decided to end our trip with a little splurge of an overnight stay at Virginia Beach. 

~The famed King Neptune statue on the boardwalk~

Normally, I'm not a beach person. It had been about 5 years since I was at the beach but I was reminded that like Tennessee, it's peaceful in its own ways. 

The overcast skies and the threat of rain cut down on the amount of people that were on the beach. I think that made it a bit more relaxing to not have the crowds that are there this time of year.

But for this non-beach lover, I have to say that I really did enjoy the sounds of the waves, the smell of the salty sea air, the feel the warm ocean and smooth sand beneath my feet as we walked along the shore. And I enjoyed watching the sea-birds too. 

We took a little time to sit and people-watch on the boardwalk, which in the short time we were there we realized it offers an eye-full of things to observe, and that's all I'll say about that. 😎

~View from our room of the boardwalk~

We also really loved the view from our hotel room, and seeing fishing boats and cargo ships off in the distance as night fell. 

Weekend trips have a way of ending much too quickly. But it's always good to be home, because I always miss the dogs when I go away.