Cape Charles, Virginia

1. The Old Lighthouse(took this for Ron)
2. The new Marina housing/lunch
3. One of the great old houses

First we must apologize for being sooooooo long getting back to our blog. To our few faithful readers, Sorry!





July 30, Wednesday: Weather is very warm and probably one of the most humid days we have encountered. Thunderstorms all around us but no rain right where the campground is located. Lots of lightning and lots of thunder. Heard Virginia Beach got hit bad. Virginia Beach is right across the bay from us.


Campground is not very full. Sites are large. We picked one under the trees. Took the dogs for a walk down by the bay. Couldn't take them to the beach but they had a great boardwalk that we could walk them on. Talked to a couple from New Jersey who come here often. They said this is the empiest they have ever seen. Camped next to us is a couple from Montreal, Canada. It was interesting because they spoke French and had a hard time understanding us if we spoke too fast. Funny because several years ago Larry and I took a car trip with our good friends, the Emrichs, into Quebec. The people there were very adamant about speaking only French. Apparently, nothing has changed. However, the couple was very nice.


Time to explore>>>>>>>>>Only one highway on the peninsula so can't get too lost. Cape Charles, the town, had a building boom in the late 1990s. Two golf courses, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus are weaved around a very high class neighborhood. The security guard let us drive into the pro-shop but we took a little detour. Unfortunately, at the moment the town is in an economic slump like alot of tourist places. Drove around and could tell at one time it was quite the place for people from New York to come. In the 1920s the original planner had a railroad built to bring people directly into town. Along the road next to the Bay are some beautiful brick homes. Several for sale. On one side street, Larry and I stopped and walked around this huge house that is for sale. We had passed the realtor who said if we wanted to see the inside let her know. 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, yep it was a B & B. It was on a large lot for only 739,000.00. In California, even now, it would be alot more.


Driving around house shopping made me hungry so headed for the newly developed marina area for some lunch. The Hostess and our waitress informed us that business was very slow. Needless, we had great service and wonderful food.


Goodnight!