From Williamsburg we headed to Virginia Beach, where we stumbled across a remarkable state park on the bay. There we were able to grab a private tent site, charge our car for free and catch a shuttle into the heart of the Virginia Beach "boardwalk." The campground offers a beach with sunset views over the bay, and distant views of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. There are outdoor movies for kids (with free popcorn), a neat camp store and more. The coup de grace was the military base adjacent to the campground blasting reveille, a medley of military tunes and the National Anthem over loudspeakers at 8 a.m., when – thankfully – we were already up and packing the car for our next adventure
Learning about weapons from the Revolutionary War at Colonial Williamsburg before we headed to the coast.
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| Our campground was perfect. |
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Neptune at Virginia Beach Careful picking up hitchhikers at the beach.  It's a little older than our '84 VW bus, but we had to grab this shot in Virginia Beach. |
First stop in the Outer Banks was Kitty Hawk where we spent a couple of hours in the museum, catching a ranger program and hiking to the top of the hill where the Wright brothers flew their first glider before their first motorized flight.
We are staying three nights at an inn that is described this way: "Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it offers 1930s charm paired with modern comforts and traditional Southern hospitality." Pretty neat place.
From here we head to the bottom of the Outer Banks, where we catch a couple of ferry rides and go on to Charleston and Savannah.
