Having S'more Adventures: August 2017

Note: Sunset Beach Resort is now Chesapeake Bay KOA. I'll refer to it as Sunset Beach Resort since that's what it was when we went.

This trip started out with us planning a super last minute trip with our friends from RVFTA, Jeremy and Stephanie, and their kids. We were supposed to be at the Cape Hatteras KOA - but the whole no electricity to the island thing screwed that up. So, we ended up at Sunset Beach Resort for part of the week and then switched to Massey's Landing Resort (different trip report) for the rest of the week.

From our seasonal, the trip to Sunset Beach wasn't too hard. The worst part was getting out of the valley - like normal! We had to go over the Hampton Roads Bridge & Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnels. In order to go over/through, we had to stop at a station at the HRB to make sure the propane was turned off. Easy peasy.

David travels like this all of the time. Head under the seat.

And Wendy travels in her crate - facing the rear of the coach. They're funny!

Jon did great over the bridges & through the tunnels!

Someone decided to pop his head out for a minute.

The campground is just over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnels. Easy to find & get to. Check in was pretty easy - park the rig & go inside. They had someone escort us to the site, which was nice. We really liked the site we had - close to the bathhouse (if we needed it), close-ish to the main building, and completely within walking distance to the beach, pool, and everything else down that way. The amenities this campground had were impressive - dog beach, regular beach, bar, restaurant, pool, etc.

We got set up & the RVFTA family got there not too long after. As they were getting set up, we took David (the dog) down to the beach. He's not a water pup, but he love a walk on a beach.

We made a simple dinner on the grill & then joined the RVFTA family down at the restaurant area for sunset. There's a reason they call this place Sunset Beach! There were dolphins playing around in the water during sunset. What a show nature put on!

During this trip, we visited Kiptopeke State Park, which we really enjoyed. They have a campground that looks like it'd be another great option for the area - especially if you can get the VA resident rate.

It started sprinkling a bit more than we really wanted to be outside for, so we headed back to the car & drove up to Cape Charles. We stopped by the visitor's center & toured the museum there. Then, we had lunch, ice cream, and walked around for a bit.

One of the other days, we went to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Wildlife Refuge since it was just across the highway. We also visited Chatham Vineyards with Stephanie, while Jeremy kept the boys busy. It was a nice little vineyard.

The last day, we hung around the campground for most of the day. We got to relax at the pool, on the beach, and just generally chill out. We also had a campfire with the RVFTA family. The "boys" (Jeremy & Jon) were playing with the rope lights and having fun experimenting with the lights and photography.