We drove to VA Beach for the day on Sunday. If you ask me “if you could go anywhere right now, where would you go?” first choice is always the beach. The bf is more of a cold weather kind of guy. He could easily live up North and be happy. I love the heat, the sun, the sand, the wind, the salt air, the waves crashing. Yes.
I know Nags Head, NC like the back of my hand – favorite cheap clean oceanfront place to stay, best oysters (and rooftop deck for drinks), best breakfast, best sushi, best fancy pants dinner, desolate beach spots (north of Rodanthe)… I don’t like overdeveloped beaches and a bunch of idiot teenagers cruising and junk shops everywhere. We only had one day though and VA Beach is close. So, we packed up a cooler, packed up the car with beach chairs an umbrella and towels, and hit the road with no real agenda and no idea where we would end up. I don’t know my own state’s beach like I know the Outer Banks and I haven’t been to VA Beach in years. I have to say that the main drag of the boardwalk has cleaned up significantly since the last time I went. We wound up parking near the 13th Street public entrance.
The beach was packed! Umbrellas as far as the eye could see but we managed to get a spot with an unfettered view of the waves crashing. I brought my nice camera but decided against taking it to the sand. Here are some terrible pics from my phone’s camera.
beach hair is the best, double chins are not
We took all of our important stuff and went to get lunch. The snacks weren’t cutting it. I got oysters and the bf got crab legs. We got back and all of our stuff was still safe as we left it. A few more dips in the ocean and we called it a day. Dairy Queen on the way home was a final treat to a really nice day.
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Sounds fabulous! I’ve been wanting to take a day and go down to Virginia Beach. It’s so close and it seems like a crime not to go visit at least once this summer. Obviously, the Outer Banks rock much harder and kick much more ass, but it’s too far for a day trip. And beach hair! Looks perfect!
Next time you go, check out Taste Unlimited on 36th street for fun goodies to take home with you. One year for Christmas, my whole family got gift baskets from Taste. It’s the best.
http://www.tasteunlimited.com/location/oceanfront.php
AND if you want a fancy pants dinner, this is one of my favorite restaurants in Hampton Roads. They printed our names on our menus for our 4th anniversary. It was very sweet.
http://www.terrapinvirginiabeach.com/
Can you tell I’m horribly homesick?
I would never share my beach hair with anyone! I love the beach but not what it does to my hair.
I feel your pain on the double chin pictures. I swear, every picture taken of me I have a double chin. It’s ridiculous, because I don’t have one in real life.
I don’t really either! I was looking down for the pic… so flattering!