Day 2 began with us leaving the tackiest Holiday Inn in America and me vowing never to let my husband plan any part of a trip ever again.
Leaving Delaware we crossed into Maryland, where we passed through an interesting town.
Seriously…. it’s a place.
Matter of fact, I know quite a few people who should live there.
And if you’ve ever wondered if Maryland is considered the south?
When you grow cotton in your front yard? Yes.
It’s the south.
Next up?
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. A marvel of engineering that we hadn’t been over in 20 years.
Yes, it costs $18 to cross…
But it’s the world’s largest bridge tunnel complex and spans 17.6 miles.
If you’ve never done it?
You should.
On the other side is Virginia Beach.
Many more tunnels…
And this bizarre looking building. Any native Virginians know what it is?
Blah, blah, blah…. husband speeding, me taking pictures, we arrive at our temporary home for our first week in Williamsburg.
After proving our reservation at the security gate, we entered the Historic Powhatan Resort.
May I just say? Wow.
Though I always thoroughly research the time share resorts where we stay and try to book the best places, you never really know what you’ll find.
This time?
I nailed it.
256 acres of natural beauty…. and geese.
Quiet, peaceful open spaces…. and geese.
Ponds, fountains… and geese.
We drove around for quite a while just taking it in, before even looking for our unit.
Did I mention there’s a Manor House dating to 1735?
The land was originally a plantation, and they’ve done a beautiful job restoring the place.
Did I mention there were geese?
Geese!
I think the building is an arena where they have concerts and some sporting events. It looks like the building my ex used to point at while we were going to Virginia Beach as where she saw Bruce Springsteen…
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Mystery solved. Thank you…
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That building is actually a late model flying saucer that was left there while the head alien went looking for someone to “take me to your leader.” When he saw Trump, he went running away like a crazy man-alien and hasn’t been seen since. I imagine the alien crew is getting tired of waiting for his return and will take off any time now, leaving behind a flying saucer-sized patch of scorched earth and a note that says, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but we had to leave him behind because the reindeer hitched to our saucer are getting homesick.”
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Makes much more sense than an auditorium. Thank you for clearing that up…
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That thar bridge is the reason why I will not visit. The Misses doesn’t like big bridges – and for one to go above AND below the water – …well, let”s just say – she is not having any of that.
We’d have to take the (less) scenic route and would lose soo much.
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That one is so long it doesn’t even feel like a bridge. The tunnels however, could be a little intimidating.
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After watching the video, I might agree with you. It looks more narrow than I imagined.
Oh course it’s no truck route – so it shouldn’t be all too terrible.
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We enjoy it…. the bay is always lovely.
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Truly a beautiful place, with or without geese.
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Everything’s better with geese!
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Yeah, that funky building is the Hampton Coliseum. Entertainment venue. I once went there to watch bull riding. God, it was boring. The most entertaining part was when the really drunk chick sitting across the way from us fell and bounced down five rows of seats.
I live five minutes away from the CBBT in Virginia Beach. It’s too bad we couldn’t do a meet up while you guys were here. It was right during the middle of my surgery. You probably didn’t want to see this crazy dude behind the font IRL anyway. 🙂
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Drunk chick bouncing off chairs beats bull riding any ole day.
And damn… we spent a whole day in Virginia Beach! Sorry we missed you. Although now that I think about it… I probably didn’t need to see you in a hospital Johnny.
😉
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Yeah, too many people got to see what was under that Johnny as it was!
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Wow! That bridge would give me serious anxiety.
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Really? It’s just a long highway… over the bay.
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Really. I’ve had nightmares of the bridge that goes to Pensacola Beach in Florida, and it’s probably not much more than a mile long.
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Well, bridge and tunnel phobias are pretty common. My MIL refused to ever go through a tunnel. Her daughter once had to drive 5 hours out of the way to avoid one. I can’t say as I’d have been so understanding….
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But rocks still lead in ‘the most pictures taken of …….’ category !!!
Food pictures way behind as if you are on a fast!!
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I probably should be…. but no.
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But were there geese?
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In almost every picture of the grounds on the resort!
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Maybe that’s the end of the line for the geese heading south. It seems better than Fruitland.
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Could be. It was a good spot….
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Are you sure there were geese? You slipped in Geese leavings? Seems there would be a LOT of that crap.
And no on the bridge. Not now. Not ever.
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Bridge, yes. Geese, yes. Droppings et al.
😊
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