With all of the amazing mountains and hiking in Virginia, it is easy to forget that we also have a pretty decent beach not too far away. Receiving an invitation from a couple of our good friends to spend the weekend in the Tidewater region, Allison and I headed in the opposite direction of our usual adventures- East. Friday night consisted of exploring all that big town of Portsmouth had to offer. We got a good beach day in Saturday. The temperatures were in the mid 70s and it was pretty windy making for a cool day. Although the water was still too cold to enjoy, we got in plenty of highly competitive games of bocce. After an afternoon on the beach, our crew of five showered and hopped on the water taxi from Portsmouth over to Norfolk in search of some good seafood. The picture above was taken from the water taxi which probably explains why it is crooked. We ended up finding a delicious seafood place called the Big Easy Grill & Oyster Bar. I ended up sticking to a strictly Oyster diet. We started with two dozen raw oysters from the James River. It's hard to beat a fresh, raw oyster. These were soft and creamy with absolutely no fishy or salty taste. After the appetizer I feasted on a fried oyster Po' Boy. Or course, there were also a couple of rounds of oyster shooters to wash everything down. The remainder of the night was spent exploring the nightlife of both Norfolk and Portsmouth. Although we were in a slightly different setting, we enjoyed the outdoors with both good friends and food- a reoccurring theme of our summer thus far. Life is good.
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