Thursday, August 7, 2008
Daddy-Daughter Trip - Day 1
We left Virginia Beach today for the last time. Before we went, we said goodbye to some of our friends. Then we drove on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. We got to stop and have free drinks on the bridge, where we saw a submarine and Sam the Seagull. We drove over to the Eastern Shore and when we got hungry, we had lunch at a restaurant called Little Italy. We had good ravioli and our dad had alfredo with shrimp. It was really yummy! A little while later we got to Wallops Island, where our hotel [SCSC Wallops Island] was. We got changed into our bathing suit and headed over towards Assateague Island so we could go to the beach. On the way, we looked for the farm where "Misty of Chincotegue" used to live. We couldn't find it right away, until we found the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. A nice lady told Erin where to find the Beebe Ranch - they won't be open until tomorrow. We got to the beach and it was crowded, but fun. We worked on a sandcastle that someone had left behind. It was right in front of the waves. Brenna and Daddy went boogie boarding and swimming (Erin thought it was too cold). Next, we got cleaned up and went mini-golfing on Chincoteague Island. We had a lot of fun. Brenna and Erin each got a hole in one. The funny thing is, our dad didn't! After we played mini-golf, we drove around a little more and found a place called the Chincotegue Pony Center, where we bought souvenirs! We were going to go back to the hotel but Daddy remembered that he forgot a shirt at the beach. We went back and there were hardly any people. It was windy but nice (Daddy didn't find his shirt...). At the hotel, Daddy taught us to play pool and foosball - it was fun! After that, we went to bed.