August 29
Mark and I flew into Norfolk at midnight on Friday night, Aug 29. Daniel picked us up, and we headed to his place in Chesapeake, about 20 minutes away. We spent a little time hanging out, and then went to bed.August 30
Saturday morning, we got up and went for a run around the area - all 3 of us - and then came home, ate a 3-course breakfast (compliments of Daniel), and showered up. We decided to be crazy and try Parasailing! We scheduled a time for 2pm, and then headed over to Daniel's buddy Jim's place for a little while. Jim came with us, and after lunch at Rudee's down on the ocean, we boarded the boat and took off.Rudee's at the Inlet
Rudee's on the Inlet was a really neat place down by the docks. They had a bar area that was covered, but with open sides with big screen TVs and such inside. Outside, they had these really neat moving seats. It kinda reminded me of one of those swings when I was a kid where there were seats on either side. It was nice to swing and relax before going parasailing. The Rudee Burger was a hit - both Mark and Daniel enjoyed it. It was a bacon cheeseburger topped with fried egg. I had the Rudee's Smoked Mahi Dip, which was pretty good, but definitely should've been left as an appetizer, and not as an actual meal. It was not too terribly filling. Jim had the Oysters Rockefeller and said they were fantastic.
Parasailing
Parasailing was amazing, although I was scared half to death when we started hearing the straps adjusting while we were 1200 feet in the air!! Mark and I went up first, followed by Daniel and Jim. Besides the adjusting straps, it was incredibly peaceful up there, overlooking Virginia Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, while on the boat, our camera fell on the deck and was ruined.
Virginia Beach
After parasailing, we hung out down by the beach for a while, then took in a car show, then back to Jim's for a few minutes before heading back to Daniel's place to get ready for supper with Dan and Kristin.
Car Show
Along the way back, we stopped at a car show, which the boys really enjoyed!
For supper, we went to Lynn Haven Fishhouse, which was yummy! But before we ate (there was a 30 minute wait), we went for a walk down by the beach and came across a private fireworks show - VERY cool :) We wandered back over to eat some yummy seafood, and then went down by the beach again to hang out. We went for a walk along the walkway off the beach, and then did a little shopping and ate some ice cream at Hagen Daas. After that, we called it a night :)
Unfortunately, after breaking the camera parasailing, we didn't have a camera to take any pictures the rest of the evening :(
August 31
Well, on the second day, Sunday, we got all dressed up and tried to go to church, but apparently the church wasn't meeting that Sunday - they didn't have their 11am service. So instead, we spent much of the day putzing around looking for a new camera - successfully :) But before we found it, Daniel showed us around the Naval base, which was VERY cool, and we even got to tour a submarine (me in my church clothes, including heels - very fun lol)After we finished at the Naval base, we got the new camera, and then headed to Daniel's to relax a bit. We were planning on going to this concert at the park that Kristin was playing in, but we were too wiped out to move barely, so we stayed in, ate spaghetti, and watched a movie before heading to bed nice and early. We had an even bigger day ahead of us the next day, and we needed our beauty sleep :)
That concluded the initial time we spent in Virginia Beach!
