This past Memorial Day (okay, two years ago), we headed over to Virginia’s coast to spend a weekend in Chincoteague Island. Chincoteague is a lovely barrier island that is the gateway to the Assateague Island National Seashore. The town is charming, located right on the water, and very walkable. In addition to their small beach…
Before we headed over to Jeymie’s party on Saturday, Ashley and I stopped to visit Colonial Williamsburg. Neither of us had been in quite a while, and I really enjoy exploring. Sadly, the weather was pretty terrible.
Yesterday, we made the most of a gorgeous fall day and headed down to Charlottesville (aka enemy territory) to go apple picking. We decided to check out Carter Mountain Orchard. Fun fact: the Page family (of which I am a member) closely intermarried with the Carters. This farm actually borders the land owned by Monticello…
Amid the hubbub and general crush of humanity that is Northern Virginia, a large number of parks provide a nice, peaceful break from urban life. The falls of the Potomac River happen to sit fewer than 20 miles upriver from Washington and are about 8 miles from Falls Church in Great Falls Park (get it,…
One of the places on my deployment must-visit list was Manassas National Battlefield Park. Being a big history buff, I love a good battlefield. And who wouldn’t want to see the location of not one, but two Civil War battles? As I mentioned yesterday, our visit to Manassas preceded the afternoon wine tour. In order…
I was looking for fun things to do while Mac was home, so I wandered over to Groupon to see what deals were available. After some browsing, I found a wine tour, tasting, and picnic package at Philip Carter Winery. I bought the Groupon and scheduled our tour for a Thursday afternoon. Because the winery…