Virginia Beach

With 35 miles of beach, Virginia Beach is an American destination for a classic beach vacation. Lots of activities are available in this large beach area that is roughly divided into the Chesapeake area, Resort area, and Sandbridge area. We enjoyed one of our favorite activities at this bar and grill in the Resort area: drinking coldies and listening to good Music.
The views from the top floor were gorgeous. A great place to watch other activities including surfers, sand castle engineers, and bikers on two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and even four-wheelers pedaling on the boardwalk.

We then walked along the edge of the water, feeling the soft sand, the waves, and the warm rays. Virginia Beach's motto, "Live the Beach Live," would be pretty easy to get used to.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, both a tourist attraction and travel convenience, is an engineering wonder that spans 17.6 miles, connecting Virginia Beach's mainland to Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Larry is in front of one of the four Yankee Stadium sized islands, all made of riprap (car-sized boulders) and then filled with tons of sand and rock.


Piers and restuarants on the islands create
destinations for tourists and anglers.
The feisty wait staff at the Sea Gull Pier Restaurant ensures a fun atmosphere.


Two underwater tunnels, each about a mile long, protect
two important shipping channels, the Thimble Shoal
Channel from the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Channel.

This huge tanker is crossing over the Thimble Shoal Channel.

Following its opening in 1964, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was selected as one of the "Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World."