Another foggy day at Assateague! Late last night or early this morning some new campers took the campsite across from ours. After breakfast they left their food on the picnic table, which turned out to be a bonanza for the local birds. These are probably Boattail Grackles, as we saw a number of them on the beach yesterday. Oh well, people have to learn somehow! We didn't stay to see the excitement when the campers returned, since we wanted to get to North Carolina's Outer Banks today.
We headed on south to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. This is a 17 mile long bridge that goes from the southern tip of the DelMarVa Peninsula across the Chesapeake Bay to Virginia Beach. There are two one mile long tunnels along the length of the bridge to allow ocean going ships to pass by. Unfortunately it was still foggy, so we couldn't see much of the Bay.
The two tunnels are the most exciting part of the drive. They have only one lane in each direction and the lanes seem really narrow when driving through with the motorhome. It's really a thrill when a tractor/trailer or bus goes by in the opposite direction.
We were amazed to find that the fog was behind us when we came up out of the second tunnel. That's Virginia Beach in the distance. It was a beautiful sunny day for the rest of the drive down to the Outer Banks.
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