So named for its historical significance, First Landing Beach was the first landing point of the Virginia Company when they reached the New World in 1607. They eventually sailed up the James River to found the infamous Jamestown settlement.
As much as I love history, I love a nice, empty, peaceful beach even more.
We found that here.
The sea grass swayed in the salty ocean breeze
Ahhhhhh....
It was truly beautiful
For the kids, they enjoyed collecting seashells
And running in the sand
Barges waiting to travel into the Chesapeake Bay were anchored far beyond the waves, and sea birds perched on what was left of an old pier.
It was here we caught sand crabs
And Libby shed her outer clothing to take a dip in the waters
We dug more holes
(Because, really, its fun!)
Then we sat around and waited for the sun to sink below the horizon
Before that happened a storm rolled in (a nightly occurrance during our trip), so we watched lightening for awhile instead. The lights of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel lit up the stormy sky, and by the time we gathered our towels and left, the boats and barges began to light up one by one as well.
A beautiful night!
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