Day 29 - Outer Banks to Virginia Beach

On 7/13, we reluctantly left the Outer Banks (I should have gotten an OBX t-shirt... lol!) and headed for Virginia Beach.  We stayed at a KOA, which we normally have been very happy with, but they had a bunch of rain, so our spot was basically a swamp.  Of course, they were full so there were no other spots available... dang.

They had two pools and one of the pools had two slides... this was a hit with the boys.  So we spent the afternoon at the pool enjoying the water as a break from the oppressive heat.. (will we ever get used to the humidity???).

After dinner we took the shuttle into VA Beach.  We enjoyed a walk along the boardwalk, particularly when we stopped to watch an acrobatic demonstration.  The boys ran around while Jim and I strolled and enjoyed the sights.  We stopped at an outoor restaurant for a margarita (sub-par by our standards...) but the live music was great.

We walked back toward the harbor one block off the beach and it felt like we were in a different country.  Very edgy...lots of clubs and junky stores (we could have had our share of body piercings and tattoos!!).  At one point, a guy threw up.. lovely... and another guy threw his backpack to the ground yelling that he had had enough (plenty of F-bombs in his tirade). Connor, who was walking next to me at the time, had his eyes wide open during this whole time.

I was glad when we were tired and decided to head back to the shuttle.  The boys must have been too, since they turned down our offer of ice cream... yes true story!  Here they are messing around on the boardwalk.