Traveling South Day 2

Almost There!! We got up after a very restful night of sleep and continued south to VA Beach!! The drive was wonderfully uneventful and I was very thankful for that.

When we arrived the sun was creeping through the clouds and it was in the high 80s. We were greated by Maura, who drove with her mom through the night to get here, they were so exhausted! Sarah and I decided to adventure off to find the beach and some food. We basically wandered around until we found an access to the beach, it wasn't a public one, but who was really watching...haha.

The beach is on the Chesapeake Bay and it was sooo beautiful!! I always love the feel of sand between my toes and the water was way more warm than it ever gets in Maine, haha! Then the sky opened up and rain poured down :-) It had been a while since I had twirled around with rain falling on my face, and ran around on the beach, it was so carefree and such a blast!! We follow some people getting off the beach but ended up at a hotel, whooooops, haha, looks like back tracking will be our best option!
After this adventure, well much later, after we moved Sarah in and relaxed for a bit her, other roommates got back from work. The other students in this house (Christa and Corey) are from NC and go to Wingate University, they have already been here for 2 weeks!! I feel like they are veterans here, haha!! They are both so sweet and Sarah and I joined them for Wings and Beer at Surf Club (Maura and her mom had some shopping to do and after they ate I think they went right back to sleep!). Then we adventured to the actual VA Beach where all the tourists go, I requested to go here since I am only in VA Beach for less than 24 hours!

WOW, upon gazing out at the beach I wondered if I could ever live too far from the ocean. I often question this; I love the beauty, power and majesty that the ocean represents. I feel as though God gave us the ocean to help understand him more, it illustrates Him in so many ways, I could write a separate blog for that! I enjoyed my last few moments gazing upon the ocean as we walked the boardwalk and went down onto the beach! Below are some pictures of the beach and Neptune Park, which is the area near the shops and such. Tomorrow is a big day, 8 more hours and I will be at my final destination!
"Not all those who wander are lost" ~J.R.R. Tolkien~