The Chesapeake Lighthouse Society organized a trip to the Chesapeake Lighthouse. I'm so glad it was on a weekend that we could make it. There were about 80 lighthouse enthusiasts on the boat. I have to admit that there were many who have been to more lighthouses than I have. (Although I am now over 400!) The Chesapeake Lighthouse is 12 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, so quite difficult to get to. The last trip was over a decade ago.
Friday traffic south on I-95 is terrible. Our return trip took the standard 3.5 hours. The trip down took about twice as long. Not fun. We did stop at Fort Monroe for a nice walk, and view of the Thimble Shoal Lighthouse and Old Point Comfort Light.
On the boat trip Saturday we got views of the Old Cape Henry and New Cape Henry lighthouses, Cape Charles, and the elusive Chesapeake Light tower. The Chesapeake Lighthouse has a helicopter pad on top, and is the marker to the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay. The water was pretty choppy, but the crew was prepared with blue buckets JUST IN CASE anyone got seasick.
One of the highlights was meeting Kraig Anderson, who runs the website lighthousefriends.com. It's a fabulous resource for maps, history, pictures, and directions to US and Canadian lighthouses.
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