VIRGINIA BEACH BOARDWALK

As I mentioned in my previous post we made a short trip to Virginia Beach last week.  One of the enjoyable walks we took was along the boardwalk.  The weather was mild for this time of the year, and it was very nice just being able to get by with a sweater and no overcoat....  

and as I also mentioned in my previous post, there was hardly anybody there, except for this interesting creature.  

There were a few people around but none showed up in these two photos.

We like the fact that people can come here for their vacations, but it was nice having it a little quieter.... 

and we were happy for the quiet of the winter months.  The obligatory selfie!

We finally saw that we had some company, the lone walker in the red coat and a few dozen seagulls....

and of course King Neptune.

This magnificent statue was created by P. DiPasquale in 2005.  There is a link here that tells you more about it.  It is one of my most favorites. 

And so we leave King Neptune and continue our walk.  There are banners advertising the annual Polar Plunge the following weekend, where money is raised for the Special Olympics.  Way to go to all those who participate for this very worthy cause.



A little further along, around the corner and across the street, we found a favorite coffee shop.  After spending a very pleasant half-an-hour.... 



we went back to our hotel, retracing our steps.



We walked by one of the hotels that had an outside seating area, and spent a very pleasant few moments warming ourselves by the fire pit that was in the middle of each table.

The sun was setting and it cast a very pretty glow across the beach.

At every entrance where you can walk down to the beach, the steps were well lit.



Still not many people around....

but this was mid-week and the polar bear plunge will bring in hundreds.  We left before the weekend and did not see any of the festivities.

This is the view along the corridor of the hotel before we get to our room.  I tried to get it without any reflections but didn't entirely succeed.  Hopefully you can still appreciate the setting sun though.

The next morning when we were leaving to visit a friend, I looked up at our hotel and loved the reflection of the clouds in the windows.



And that's it for today's post.  

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