The Wandering Beaver: Virginia Take 1

On October 25th we travelled 88 miles into Virginia. We stayed 3 nights at Chesapeake Campground, which was ... not great. It's rare that we've stayed somewhere that I've actually felt uncomfortable, but this was one. We talked about taking off the next day, but I'd had the mail forwarded so we had to wait.

It turned out for the best because I was having some serious tooth pain. I ended up having one of my wisdom teeth out on the 26th. Not my idea of fun, and I was pretty much out of commission until we headed out on the 29th.

It's only 55 miles to Cape Charles, but you have to take the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It's pretty cool, but definitely nerve wracking, and expensive! They charged us $31 for the experience. The bridge is 23 miles across the ocean, with two separate 1-mile tunnels beneath the ocean.

At Cape Charles we stayed at the Cherrystone Family Camping Resort, which we specifically chose because of the Halloween activities they hold. Cape Charles itself is an adorable little town. We had (for the first time in a loooong while) yummy beer at Kelly's Gingernut Pub - a great little Irish pub/restaurant.

Get in mah belly!

Jason and me had a nice morning coffee date at the Cape Charles Coffee House. Another completely charming little place.

The ceiling/ upstairs of the coffee house

So, we arrived at Cherrystone on Thursday and there was almost no one there. By Friday evening? Place was PACKED. Apparently Halloween is a serious THING up in these parts. There were people decorating their sites for hours on end. I even saw a guy bring in an extra truck load of decorations.

If you're in the area for Halloween, it's a great place. There was a huge bounce pillow, they brought in a magician, there were costume contests, pumpkin contests, crafts, trick-or-treating, you name it!