Back Bay Wildlife Reserve and False Cape State Park Tour

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Guy and I headed down to Virginia Beach last weekend to take a tram tour through the Back Bay Wildlife Reserve and a hike through FAlse Cape State Park.

The Back Bay was gorgeous, and loaded with water fowl. I had my camera but really could not get any great photos from the tram. I definitely could have just taken all day to take pictures and been super happy. Once we passed through the Back Bay reserve we entered False Cape State Park which you cannot access by personal vehicle. You must enter on bike, feet or canoe/kayak unless you are on one of these tours. It is a very rustic state park with an incredible history that neither of us had ever heard. The land was so sandy and baren through much of the park, it’s still hard to believe that several hundred people at one time made it their home and community.

The tours run all winter, on Sundays and only cost $8 per person which I think was well worth it. You must pre-register by calling the state park.


White Pass Railway, Skagway Alaska

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Can you believe we have been home from Alaska almost 6 months now, and I am just now getting around to blogging and sharing video I took there. Oh well, better than not sharing at all.

First up is White Pass Railroad excursion we took in Skagway. I will admit, this was not a excursion I was looking forward to doing but Guy really wanted to do it so we booked it and off we went. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the ride. The scenery was absolutely beautiful and the narration was really well done and I learned so much about an area I knew nothing about. Definitely an excursion I would recommend to all ages.

Lewis Ginter Visit 2022

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Kailynn and Brian called and invited us to spend the evening at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens here in Richmond. I will always jump on an invitation to spend time with my youngest son and daughter-in law and so of course we went. It had been several years since we had visited and I see why year after hyear they are named on of the best botanical garden displays in the US. This year, they were #2.

Hoping we can make a visit here part of our annual plans going forward.