Day Eight: "Now THIS is what I call fun!"

This update is about Saturday. There is another update below this for Friday.
We woke up and hit the road for Virginia Beach. Along the way we drove over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. This bridge crosses the ocean for 17.5 miles! Along the way, it tunnels under the water twice. The kids thought this was the coolest thing ever. Lucy kept shouting, “Our car is not wet! My seat is not wet!” She couldn’t quite understand how we were under water but not IN the water.

Here's a view from the end of one tunnel to it's beginning.

Afterwards, we set up our tent site and hit the beach. The waves here were gigantic, most likely due to Hurricane Danny. They bowled us right over, again and again. Charlotte said it best: “Now THIS is what I call fun.” We played in the sand and the water for hours before heading out to eat. We went to a buffet because it’s Eli’s favorite. He loves them because we always seem to have the best time. The food might not be that great but for some reason, we always laugh through the meal. Mostly because we get Mike to eat the grossest things we can find.