Charming Cape Charles by Bonna L. Nelson
tourist favorite. It’s always a good rule of thumb that if the locals like the food, it must be good. Though it was crowded, we were seated and served quickly. We savored the seafood sampler, which included shrimp, scallops, clam strips, and hush puppies with homemade cole slaw, and then browsed in the gift shop and seafood market. After lunch, we headed south to the Sunset Beach Resort to unpack and settle in. The hotel and recreational vehicle (RV) site on the highway outside of Cape Charles had a beach, two pools, a fitness center, f ree WiFi, live music, a store, a restaurant and ample park-
On the first day of our getaway, we embarked on a three-hour drive from Easton, nearly to the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT). Cape Charles perches on the southernmost point of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. On our drive south, we passed by towns with Native American names that piqued our interest including Onancock, Machipongo, Nassawadox, Accomac, and Wachapreague. We talked about a future trip to explore the little Virginia shore towns. Nearing Cape Charles but not wanting to wait to eat, we spied The Great Machipongo Clam Shack. We stopped at the jam-packed local and
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