Cherrystone

We had another fantastic tent camping excursion with the Bairds over Columbus Day weekend. This trip we visited Cherrystone at the southern tip of the Eastern Shore of Virginia--a place that I had never visited. We drove down through Richmond and Norfolk and took the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. It was our first "non-summer" trip and it was nice to not be sweaty and hot the whole weekend.

One of the reasons that we chose Cherrystone is that they have Halloween celebration weekends and this was one of them. Their festivities include campsite decoration contests, costume contests, trick or treating, a haunted house, and hayrides. Unfortunately, nothing on their website noted that ALL of that takes place on Saturday---and we didn't arrive until about 5pm. So, we missed the bulk of the organized fun that we chose the place for. But, honestly, it didn't really matter because Carole is Martha Stewart in disguise and she came armed with roughly 30 or 40 activities for the kids to do. :)

Here's a pic of our little home away from home. Snug as bugs in rugs were we. The only issue that we have to remember is that nylon sleeping bags slide around an awful lot on the queen size double decker Aerobed. It was like sleeping on a hot buttered pan.

We carved some Jack O'Laterns and got the boys dressed up even though we missed the Trick Or Treating.

The campground has many small rental cabins and folks go crazy decorating them. This was the most incredible one with a small walk-through haunted house. This was on Saturday and the people who did it had come down the previous Sunday and spent the whole week setting it up.

We rented this wacky cycle for an hour and the first 15 minutes was like watching a drunken 95 year old try to drive their Chevy Cavalier around the Beltway. Frightening. I had to go in the tent and take a nap. I was sure that there was a brain injury in the offing. But the boys, and Ralph, survived.

One of the really nice things about this campground is its location on the bay. It has four really nice piers, clamming, boating, fishing, etc. We took many walks to the beach and did alot of exploring.

Does this place look like heaven for boys, or what? Water, sand, broken concrete. They found a crabbing net (which is now in our garage), a tire, giant boards, dead creatures, and general filth. They loved it.

And one final shot of the beautiful sunset on Sunday night. A really fun place. Maybe we'll go back next year and try to get there on time!