We started off the day with some scrambled egg the I cooked up on the portable stove they supply. It worked well enough for us. We got in the car and headed for Yorktown.
We first went to the Yorktown Beach and spent about an hour there. Calm water and a good temperature. Its a fairly small beach more on the river than the ocean. Ari was a little daring and went up to her waist while Lily only got her feet wet.
We drive over to the River Walk which again was pretty small but a nice walk. We got some ice cream at the Ben & Jerry's store. We also stopped by a tropical wine store called River Fruit Tropical Wines and bought some peach wine after trying a few samples. The owner recommended posting it over some cold peaches and letting it sit for a few minutes before drinking, so we'll try that.
Next up we drove to the Jamestown-Scotland ferry. Its a free ferry that wasn't very far out of the way so we wanted to let the kids see it. We were the second to last car on and we left right after we parked. It was a nice trip, although the bathroom was in need of some work. For free though its hard to complain.
We ended up in the middle of nowhere and headed towards Hampton. We went to Buckaroe Beach in Hampton and went out to the water. Ari had a great time and actually went in up to her neck. Lily again just got her feet wet. We played there for a while and would have stayed longer, but they closed the beach after a thunderstorm popper up within sight of the beach. We ran the kids to the car and drove into the city. Am and had found an old carousel built back in the 1920s by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company they we took the kids on after the storm calmed down a little.
Next up was Norfolk. We drove over towards the Norfolk Tides stadium and went past the Norfolk Naval Base on the way. My dad's ship was stationed out of there back in the 70s. They give tours so next time we'll have to build in some time to see it. We made it to the stadium, got some tickets and went in. We were going to try the restaurant, but it was an expensive buffet so we grabbed some nachos and watched the game for a while. Brian Roberts was starting his rehab assignment so we got to see him play. After three innings we wandered around and eventually made it to a bouncy house, which both kids played in. After 5 1/2 innings we left as the sky started looking dark and the kids were getting restless.
It was a nice stadium, but I much prefer the Frederick Keys stadium (and to a lesser degree the Bowie Baysox stadium). The food was pricey and pretty good. About normal for a major league stadium, except this is still the minors.
It took about an hour to get back to the hotel and we all passed our not to long after getting back.
We first went to the Yorktown Beach and spent about an hour there. Calm water and a good temperature. Its a fairly small beach more on the river than the ocean. Ari was a little daring and went up to her waist while Lily only got her feet wet.
We drive over to the River Walk which again was pretty small but a nice walk. We got some ice cream at the Ben & Jerry's store. We also stopped by a tropical wine store called River Fruit Tropical Wines and bought some peach wine after trying a few samples. The owner recommended posting it over some cold peaches and letting it sit for a few minutes before drinking, so we'll try that.
Next up we drove to the Jamestown-Scotland ferry. Its a free ferry that wasn't very far out of the way so we wanted to let the kids see it. We were the second to last car on and we left right after we parked. It was a nice trip, although the bathroom was in need of some work. For free though its hard to complain.
We ended up in the middle of nowhere and headed towards Hampton. We went to Buckaroe Beach in Hampton and went out to the water. Ari had a great time and actually went in up to her neck. Lily again just got her feet wet. We played there for a while and would have stayed longer, but they closed the beach after a thunderstorm popper up within sight of the beach. We ran the kids to the car and drove into the city. Am and had found an old carousel built back in the 1920s by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company they we took the kids on after the storm calmed down a little.
Next up was Norfolk. We drove over towards the Norfolk Tides stadium and went past the Norfolk Naval Base on the way. My dad's ship was stationed out of there back in the 70s. They give tours so next time we'll have to build in some time to see it. We made it to the stadium, got some tickets and went in. We were going to try the restaurant, but it was an expensive buffet so we grabbed some nachos and watched the game for a while. Brian Roberts was starting his rehab assignment so we got to see him play. After three innings we wandered around and eventually made it to a bouncy house, which both kids played in. After 5 1/2 innings we left as the sky started looking dark and the kids were getting restless.
It was a nice stadium, but I much prefer the Frederick Keys stadium (and to a lesser degree the Bowie Baysox stadium). The food was pricey and pretty good. About normal for a major league stadium, except this is still the minors.
It took about an hour to get back to the hotel and we all passed our not to long after getting back.
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