Virginia, With My Husband

Tuesday, June 19, was check-in day, but I was done by nine. Found The Pancake House, for a great breakfast place, and then later on, a local Italian place after checking out all of our military housing options. Returned to our final choice in the afternoon to meet with the manager. A very busy day!

Wednesday also done early after urinalysis. Got the lease at the housing office in order to review it at the hotel. Sort of a low-key day... took a look around Ocean View and the Willoughby Spit before returning to the housing office to sign the lease. Got take-out Chinese and brought it back to the hotel for a quiet night.

Thursday's Indoc didn't last too long, emptied the car into a public storage locker nearby on the way back to the hotel. Had Popeye's Chicken for lunch, then the evening on Virginia Beach... aquarium, walked on the beach, got fingers and toes wet in the Atlantic, rode on a Ferris Wheel at the theme park, got a stuffed penguin (named him VeeBee) by throwing darts at balloons, had seafood on the pier.

Friday went through Hampton Roads to visit Yorktown on the peninsula. Stopped at a great little diner on the way back. Lots of traffic!

Saturday we visited Fort Monroe on our way to Historic Williamsburg. Did it on recommendation from a friend, and didn't realize how long it would take. The place has been visited by nearly everyone... Robert E. Lee was stationed there, McClellan came through during the peninsula campaign 150 yrs ago this year, Abraham Lincoln visited, and Jefferson Davis was imprisoned there. Other notables... Edgar Allen Poe was stationed there, and Pershing came through too. And it was the nation's artillery school before Fort Sill.

Good grief! And then we realized we were on our way to a place you just can't see everything even in a full day. So, we did our best and will indeed return. I loved the courthouse, the parish church, and the George Wythe House best. The last house we toured had mostly original furnishings, so there was a period tour guide who acted as if we were visiting the family.

Sunday morning, the 24th, we found a different breakfast place near the airport. Turned out it was a good thing we went right to the zoo, since it only took us an hour-and-a-half. Kind of small and outdated, but the giraffe and tiger exhibits were the best ever! Came back and packed Mike's carry-on, got some fried chicken to go, then dropped him off at the airport.