Living much of the year in the western half of the country, I really miss the ocean. I grew up swimming in the Atlantic, in MA and New Hampshire. Hitting the beach was high on my list of things to do, and hitting the beaches further south than MA was even higher. The water felt toasty warm!
Our first beach stop was Emerald Isle North Carolina. We have never been here before, but it is now high on our list of places to return to…
The RV park we were in was walking distance to the beach, which is a huge deal.
Our first day we had to take care of some business in the morning, but spent the afternoon reading on the beach.
Our second day we combined the beach with hiking. We packed up towels, and lunch, in our beach chairs, which we can wear like backpacks.
We walked two miles down the beach, stopping whenever we felt like it. At the two mile mark we stopped for lunch,
and then meandered back, again, stopping to relax and enjoy the water.
That night we decided to go out to eat, and were delighted to learn that a seafood restaurant featuring live music was within walking distance.
We sat and enjoyed a drink while waiting for a table for dinner.
Our second beach stop was Virginia Beach, Virginia. Our RV park was not on the water this time, but it was a close second. There is a trolley that runs all day, until after 9 pm, every 20 minutes. You can get dropped off anywhere along the beach. We packed a lunch and chairs and headed to the water.
The ocean here is a bit colder, and a bit rougher than North Carolina, but we still loved it. (that is not us, lol)
The trolley was so easy to use that we took it to the beach, then back to the campground to change for dinner, and back to the beach again.
Walking along the boardwalk, we looked for a souvenir to buy but came away with nothing. There had to be 20-30 beach volley ball courts all along the beach.
Again we couldn’t resist a restaurant with a view of the ocean, so we headed to Waterman’s for an early dinner.
We only had two nights in Virginia Beach before we needed to move on.
Skipping ahead, our third beach stop was Niantic Connecticut. It took a couple of days of driving to get this far because we were avoiding cities. We did stop a couple of museums along the way, but I will insert those posts after this one.
I lived in Connecticut for about 6 years but I had never been to Niantic. The RV park we stayed in here was also not on the beach, but has a free shuttle that will pick you up and drop you off wherever you want.
We didn’t have as much time here so we didn’t bother with chairs. The shuttle driver dropped us off at the far end of the 1 mile boardwalk, and we walked all along the beach towards town. Once there we had a late lunch at a restaurant before heading back to the campground. We are only an hour and a half from our destination in Massachusetts.
New House Update:
On our way to the beaches we made a short stop in the small town of Hickory North Carolina, which has some fantastic furniture at fantastic prices. After shopping the huge furniture mall, we ordered our great room furniture from one of the stores. Since they are custom, it will take several months to get them. Good timing- I hope.
Now that we have officially broken ground on the new house in Green Valley, we are receiving regular updates from the Supervisor:
