Cherrystone is in Cape Charles Virginia right by the Virginia bay bridge tunnel.After about a 3 hour drive from the Outer Banks in North Carolina and 2 stops because JP had to pee we made it to Cherry stone We stayed in a part of the campground that we've never stayed at before it was pretty far from the crabbing pier and the kayaks but it was really close to a playground and the bounce pillow that the kids were able to go to and from freely. After we arrived we got the trailer set up and put the A/C on and of course it took forever to get cool, we got there just after 2 and it didn't finally cool off till 7 or 8. We went to the pool after we were done setting up and stayed until it closed at 8 and even then the water was 90 degrees so it wasn't exactly refreshing.
Tuesday Paul had a fever so I took the
kids to the pool for a while after I made breakfast and they made
friends at the pool that were ironically staying like right across
the street from us. So the rest of the week they were back and forth
between the trailer, their trailer and the bounce pillow. Before his
parents got to the campground he had his Dr call in a prescription
and he drove into Cape Charles to pick it up. He told me that he went
to an old pharmacy with counter service so you could get food while
you waited for your medicine to be filled. He came back just in time
to meet Mrs Ann and Mr Lee at the front desk. We stayed at the pool
for about an hour after they arrived and when I got back to the
trailer I cooked the spaghetti they brought for dinner. We stayed at
the camper the rest of the night hanging out.
Wednesday the kids were gone most of
the day playing with their friends Brelle at the bounce pillow. If
they weren't at the pillow they were behind the bathroom catching
fiddler crabs. The adults stayed in the trailer a lot of the time, it
was just to hot to really do anything and the pool was hot to.
Thursday my parents drove down to meet
us and stay till Sunday with Bernie after they all got off work.
While we all waited for them we decided at have lunch and the
pharmacy... sounds funny to say. We had lunch in the little diner
inside the pharmacy ad it wasn't bad at all. It was a pharmacy meets
and Hallmark store meets and diner. Of course the kids coaxed their
grandparents into getting them a toy and after we ate we took a ride
around the town. We stopped and walked down the fishing pier and had
a look at the beach. After that Paul let us look a t some of the
shops in town, mostly because he wanted to stop at the hardware
store. We all went to the bait and tackle shop and got some chicken
necks and a new crab trap since we misplaced our other one. The town
of Cape Charles Virginia is a very quaint little town, looks clean
and well kept, there a couple little shops worth going into. I
wouldn't mind living there if there were places to work.
When we got
back to the camper Paul got the crab traps all ready to go crabbing.
Unfortunately our plans got side tracked when I fell down the steps
pf the camper and twisted my ankle. Man did that hurt Paul came over
and said that it might have been broken and splinted my ankle with a
sheet and rope while I was crying laid out on the ground in pain. Mrs
Ann and Mr Lee kept the kids while Paul and I took the 20 minute ride
to the local hospital while Pall took pictures of me in pain lol. A
half an hour wait and three xrays later found out it was not broken
just a really bad sprain, meanwhile me ankle was swollen the size of
a soft ball. So needless to say my vacation was pretty much over
after that. Paul took the kids crabbing while I laid on the couch
with poor Mrs Ann waiting on me hand and foot. Thank you by the way
if your reading this. My parents didn't arrive till almost 1030 at
night and we all sat outside for a while before we went to bed.
Friday Mrs Ann and Mr Lee left early in
the morning before anyone woke up, my parents went to the cafe to have
a sandwich and then took JP to the store to get yet another toy, he
got ninja weapons. He came back and played ninja with Paul. I was
able to get around the camp site and the trailer with my crutches but
I was pretty bored most of the time. I have to be honest I could get
use to people waiting on me hand and foot although it did get old
after a while. My parents must have brought cooler weather though, it
rained while I was at the hospital and cooled things down really well
the rest of the stay. My parents took me to the cafe for a soft crab
sandwich for lunch and then while Bernie and My dad went fishing my mother and I took the kids to the pool while Paul made fried chicken for dinner. I thought that I could hobble to the pool while the kids rode there bikes man I was I wrong. You don't realize how far of a walk it is until you only have one leg. I had to stop like 5 times and take a break. I finally told the kids to go on without me and get a seat. Bless their hearts when I finally go to the pool I found them with a lounge chair under a tree for me and they got another chair for my mother. We stayed there about an hour and a half while my mother ran around like chicken with her head chopped off making sure the kids didn't drown and once dinner was done my brother and father came and picked me up, thank goodness to because there was no way I was talking all the way back. Later that night the kids made a new friend and asked if they could go watch a movie at there camper so I had Paul go and check it out and he was gone for like 3 hours. He finally came back with a pan full of crabs and told me he was basically held captive by the most hospitable people from Jersey e has ever met. They gave him ice cream and pie and sent crab back for me because they knew I wasn't able to come to their site.
Saturday my parents, the kids, Bernie,
and me went to the cafe for a breakfast buffet and it was really good. Paul was able to sleep in. Bernie took Mckenzie to go canoeing while Jp played with his friends after they were gone a little while Paul and Kenzie joined them and eventually Bernie came back with some claims they he caught and right after JP and Paul came back and it rained once more. After the rain Bernie took the kids to the "slip and slide" which a later found our was just the wet bounce pillow, they stayed there pretty much the rest of the day until the sun was just about down. My mother helped me cook dinner,broccoli chicken casserole. Paul took me for a little drive and then we went to the fishing pier for a little bit. I was sick of sitting around the campsite and it was nice to sit and watch the water and the crabbers for a little bit. After that we came back to the camper and had a fire and sat outside.
Sunday we woke up and made our way to Fort Whale for our last leg of the trip.
I tell you thank goodness my parents were there to help me out when I needed it sometimes all you need in life is your mommy and daddy lol. Paul really took care of me to and so did my children.
I tell you thank goodness my parents were there to help me out when I needed it sometimes all you need in life is your mommy and daddy lol. Paul really took care of me to and so did my children.
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