Easter at the Beach

My long lost brother came to visit us a week or so ago (ok maybe he wasn’t long lost since we did see him the month before, and maybe he didn’t come to see us… he actually came to see the beautiful sites in Emmitsburg, MD, and if you’ve never heard of Emmitsburg, you should visit, it’s amazing this time of year). After his class at the fire academy he came down to hang out with us and we drove on down to Virginia Beach, since none of us had ever been there. We stopped off at Yorktown to see where we finished off the British a few years back, and then headed down to spend the afternoon at the always amazing, but incredibly freezing, Atlantic Ocean. The sun was out, so the day was warm, but the water was like Montana creek water in July: unbearably cold. But of course, when you’re 97% salt water and a native Floridian like Paul James Sellers, not even bone numbing ocean water will stop your enjoyment of the rolling tide!

Yep, that would be the Jacksonvillian right there. Not much has changed.

Adam was a big fan of the sand. Gotta love throwing it, eating it, and getting it all over your head.

The freezing water? Uh, not so much, not so much at all.

It was actually a pretty busy day on the beach, but that's to be expected with some of the first few warm days of the year.

On the way back north, we stopped in at the Capitol of the Confederacy, here in Richmond, VA.

Paul and Josh did their Rocky impression racing to the top of the steps.

And then looked for a place to break in.

And also checked out Mr. Washington himself, hanging out in Virginia atop this here statue.

Adam took a time out to pick some wild flowers in Yorktown.

And it was a great way to spend Easter weekend! Good to see Uncle Josh, good to see some new sites, and good to see the ocean again. Who could ask for more?