Archive for the ‘Beaches’ Category
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 by Katherine Jackson
For a solitary stroll in nature, check out Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge at the south end of Virginia Beach. You won’t encounter many people, but during the winter months, approximately ten thousand migratory waterfowl, such as ducks, snow geese and tundra swans, fly into the area. It’s a sight to see. Add more than three hundred species of avian residents, including endangered species such as piping plover, peregrine falcon, and bald eagle, and the refuge becomes a bird watchers’ paradise. Through management of dikes and water impoundments, the refuge provides sustenance for the traveling flocks. To accommodate the wintering waterfowl, the trails along the dikes are closed to pedestrians from the first of November until the end of March. However, adjacent to the Visitor Contact Center, three short trails remain open throughout the year.
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Tags: Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, bird watching, trail walking in Virginia Beach, walking in Virginia Beach
Posted in Beaches, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 by Sherry Friel
 Clouds at First Landing by Sherry Friel
I’m guilty and there is photographic evidence of my transgression. I confess that one day last week, I neglected work, decorating, gift wrapping, and all the details of holiday madness that has everyone using words such as “overwhelmed” and “swamped.” And if you’re not overwhelmed, well, you’re most certainly guilty of something. Today has me reliving last week’s day of play at First Landing State Park, on one of those gloriously warm winter days we get blessed with regularly in Virginia Beach. When the forecast predicts an unseasonably warm day, locals have been known to drop everything and head outdoors.
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Tags: First Landing State Park, outdoor fun in Virginia Beach
Posted in Beaches, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 by admin
Enjoy this post courtesy of ShoreLines guest blogger Joe Laing, Marketing Director for El Monte RV Rentals.
 Photo courtesy of El Monte RV
Fishing, paddling, hiking, biking or simply enjoying magnificent views — that’s what RV travelers to Virginia Beach can experience on their camping vacation. Mix in a visitor-friendly atmosphere and you’ve got the perfect place to park your RV.
An unforgettable Virginia Beach RV excursion begins with a remarkable coastal setting and expands to include nearly any kind of outdoor adventure. Come along as we describe just a few of the ways RV camping in Virginia Beach can become your favorite memory.
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Tags: Back Bay, camping in Virginia Beach, Cheasapeake Bay, False Cape State Park, RV travel, Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Posted in Accommodations, Adventure Travel, Beaches, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors
Monday, November 28th, 2011 by Katherine Jackson
 Photo by Katherine Jackson
The beautiful weather we’ve been having of late has made beach walking even more enjoyable than usual this fall. Just the other Sunday, with temperatures soaring into the 70s, I headed up to 89th Street for a walk on the wide and wonderful North End beach.
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Tags: Beach walks, fall in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach North End
Posted in Beaches, Living the Life, The Great Outdoors
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 by King Neptune
As the last light bulb is set into the impressive boardwalk holiday light structure that surrounds my perch, I can’t help but think, “The holidays? Already?!” Not a second passes before my chiseled Adam’s Apple makes a free fall into the pit of my stomach as it dawns on me like a glorious Virginia Beach sunrise that I’ve totally neglected my Thanksgiving planning. And wouldn’t you have it, I’m hosting the entire Neptune family this year! Lucky for me, I’m King Neptune, so everything is under control. Of course, you’re not me, so I’ve put together a little Gobble Guide to help make sure your Thanksgiving is a cornucopia of fun.
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Tags: King Neptune, Thanksgiving 2011, Virginia Beach
Posted in Beaches, Culinary / Dining, Living the Life
Monday, November 7th, 2011 by King Neptune
 As yet another ridiculously beautiful Virginia Beach sunrise gently caresses the salt-kissed brow of my stoic scowl, I begin to ponder what’s left for me to conquer as King of these hallowed shores. Then, like a discombobulated seagull, it hits me. I shall shed my magnificently bronzed exterior and open up Davy Jones’s locker of mind-blowing local knowledge to the visitors of Virginia Beach. And so we begin our journey into the soul of me, King Neptune.
Like any storied writer, I have my influences–Twain, Hawthorne, the Shorelines bloggers. So I have channeled my inner Poe in the writing of this, my first of many randomly awesome blog entries.
Once upon a sunrise pretty, while I blogged this, bright and cheery,
Over a 3-mile boardwalk and curious picture-takers galore,
While I stand motionless, nearly frozen, suddenly there came some clapping,
As of some family gently laughing, laughing on my favorite shore.
“Just take the picture,” I muttered, “laughing on my favorite shore-
Living the beach life here, evermore.”
Maybe poetry isn’t my beach bag, but living the life is. Check back soon as I drop some local knowledge from 32 feet above sea level. Be sure to check out the posts from the other awesomely articulate Shorelines bloggers as we take you beyond the sandcastles of Virginia Beach as you know it and dig into a world of coastal charm you never knew existed.
Tags: King Neptune, ShoreLines, Virginia Beach boardwalk
Posted in Beaches, Living the Life
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 by Pat
 Croyez le ou non mais il s’agit d’un des festivals en Amérique du nord les plus populaires: celui de sculptures de sable. Si vous passez à Virginia Beach début octobre, chaque année, faites un stop sur la 10ième rue et le bord de mer. Ce festival dure en général une dizaine de jour et débute fin septembre.
Crée dans les années 70, il n’a cessé d’évoluer et se place parmi les 100 meilleurs festivals en Amériques et l’un des dix premiers de la côte Est….pour dire!
Ainsi, des sculpteurs de tout horizons se donnent rendez-vous ici, et représentent environ 10 pays. Cette année, la nouveauté était le Neptune’s Kingdom: The land of sand, ou nous avons pu découvrir environ 22 sculptures présentées sous une tente. Je vous laisse découvrir quelques photos prises sur place récemment…assez impressionnant!
Enjoy!
 
Pour en savoir plus : www.neptunefestival.com
Tags: fun things to do in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach
Posted in Activités extérieures, Beach Girl Blog, Beaches, Events, Famille & enfants, With The Kids
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