Cape Henry & the cross

It's been a glorious day today though the winds have been a bit brisk at times. Lovely sunshine and warm weather makes everything so nice and bright. After a minor scare - thought I'd lost my money belt and passport, not a good feeling at any time - we set off for Fort Story where the first permanent English settlers first set foot in the New World. Look at a map of the USA and right on the bottom corner where the Chesapeake Bay branches off the Atlantic Ocean is where we were.

 

Had to pass through a security check to get on the Army base but that was easy. Checked out the First Landing Cross and statue of Compte de Grasse and then walked up a board walkway to look out over the Atlantic Ocean and around the corner to the Chesapeake Bay. No dolphins in the water today, rats!

Then a little drive through the bustling beach scene of the Virginia Beach oceanfront before stopping at Fire & Vine. That's a restaurant where we had a go at the salad bar and tried a Fried Green Tomato Sandwich for lunch. The waiter was very attentive, he even "carded" me when we ordered some flights of wine to sip with the meal. Lovely atmosphere and good food, complete to the chocolate chip cookies they served for dessert.

Then off home again because it was getting on in the afternoon. Saw those water towers again but still no photos. Think we'll have a chance to see a neat little grocery store later this evening. Isn't that what everyone wants to see when they're on holiday? Might get a bit of ironing done as well.

That's the Cape Henry lighthouse in the background - the old lighthouse is behind us on a bit of a sand dune. The brown/champagne/mystic sand/ car in the foreground is the Toyota Prius we've been driving around in. Hybrid fuel system - quite comfortable.