First stop Old Cape Henry Lighthouse. If you visit, be aware that you have to enter Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in order to visit the lighthouse and the First Landing Monument. Everyone over the age of 16 has to provide an ID, which they hold while you are on the base. You also have to undergo a brief security check. Make sure that you have all of the items that you need from your car (water, ID, membership cards, cameras, etc.) after parking in the designated parking lot and prior to entering the building for the security check. If you are a member of Preservation Virginia, you will avoid the fee for visiting the lighthouse.
Old and New Cape Henry Lighthouses
New Cape Henry Lighthouse from the top of Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
View of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tunnel from the lighthouse.
More lighthouse pictures.
Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge - Tunnel from Virginia Beach to the Eastern Shore. Views from the scenic overlook.
Container ships after crossing over the Chesapeake Channel Tunnel.
And look at the distance to the upper part of the DelMarVa Peninsula!
Lunch in Cape Charles in Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I had the bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, and David had the goat cheese salad.
After lunch we headed to Kiptopeke State Park.
The drive back over the bridge.
Afternoon sights from the hotel. First a catamaran out in the ocean.
Also found the prototype 600 foot tall wind turbines that are 27 miles offshore. Dozens more 800 foot tall ones are scheduled to be installed.😒
One of the helicopters that has been flying over every day.
Heavy surf this afternoon and evening.
Moonrise on the beach after ice cream for dinner.
And we stumbled upon a concert in Neptune Park beside the hotel on our way back.
These helicopters flew over our hotel multiple times a day. There were also fighter jets too, but I wasn't able to get a video of any of them.
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