Midatlantic Vacation

When I sat down to plan this state grouping I wasn't overly excited about it. I try to keep all of our vacations to 9 days so we only miss one week of work, but after I started researching I ended up adding an extra day because I found so much I wanted to do and see. This is typical of my planning. Places I forgot exsist or didn't realize were in an area catch my eye. There is so much to see and do in this country I'm not sure I will ever tire of finding new places to visit.

I had originally planned to see Natural Bridge in Virginia but decided to cut that out so we could spend two days in the Historic Triangle, somewhere I didn't even know existed prior to planning this vacation.

If I could have added a few more days I would have routed us through Arlington National Cemetary and spent a day exploring Washington DC. Both Matthew and I have already been to DC, but we are planning to go back at some point in our travel adventures and we will visit Arlington then.

Day 1: Land in Newark, drive to Lewes, DE

Day 2: Visit Lewes, Assateague Island, drive to Virginia Beach

• WWII Observation Tower

• Lewes Canalfront

• Assateague Island

Day 3: Visit Virginia Beach

• Surf & Rescue Museum

• Virginia Beach Boardwalk

• Naval Aviation Monument Park

• Neptune Park

Day 4: Drive to Jamestowne

• Historic Jamestowne

• Jamestowne Settlement

Day 5: Colonial Williamsburg

• American Revolution Museum

• Yorktown Battlefield

• Colonial Williamsburg

Day 6: Shenandoah National Park

• Skyline Drive

• Little Stony Man Trail

• The Dark Hollow Falls Trail

• Big Meadow

Day 7: Drive to Blackwater Falls, WV

• Blackwater Falls

• Elakala Falls

• Blackwater Falls Lodge

Day 8: Drive to Frederick

• Mount Olivet Cemetery

• Monocracy National Battlefield

• Museum of Civil War Medicine

Day 9: Drive to Atlantic City

• Boardwalk

• Atlantic City Beach

• Steel Pier

Day 10: Fly home