My husband and I used to take our four kids to OBX every year for summer vacations. It was always so crowded and expensive. One day we stumbled across this place and we never went back to OBX. Here is what we love to do when we go to Sandbridge. We wake up in the mornings walk over to eat breakfast while looking out over the Bay at Baja's coffee shop. After breakfast we walk across the street right next to the condos to the beach access to begin our morning walks. While walking along the ocean we like to pick up the early morning seashells that the ocean has brought in. We have been fortunate enough to find a small star fish, a few sand dollars and conch shells. We have even seen baby sea turtles scurrying to get out to sea. We walk down to the wildlife refuge. After our morning walk we go back to our place and get our beach chairs to set up our place on the beach. Sitting out on the beach watching the dolphins and pelicans while reading a favorite book is pure joy. We can come and go through out the day leaving our chairs there until we are ready to go back over to the Bay. For dinner our favorite thing to do is call Margie and Rays for carry out and bring it back to our place and watch the sunset while eating out on the deck. The highlight of our day is sitting in the lounge chairs on the deck and watch the brilliant colors of the sunset. Time and time again we are in awe of such brilliance. During the evening we love to sit out on the pier looking up at all the stars. You can often hear the sound of the ocean even from our place.

As you can tell my husband and I love the water. For us it brings peace and tranquility from this crazy world. And that is what we want to do is provide a refuge for our guests to come and truly get away from it all. If they leave feeling refreshed we feel like our goal has been accomplished.

I have listed these ideas mentioned here as well as some of our other favorite places here on our website.

Lesa Lewter purchased this mobile home in 2006

This is an amazing location between these two bodies of water. We love walking over to the mighty ocean and then coming back to our own private retreat right on the bay. Many times the ocean is roaring and the bay is calm. Other times the ocean is more calm and the bay is churning. Just to experience these two forces is incredible. We feel we have the best view of all and many of our renters tell us the same thing. Many of them come back each year.

We are located within Outdoor Resorts. You can go to their website on line and find more information as well as directions. Just type in Outdoor Resorts and click on the link for Virginia Beach. It is a very well kept, quiet and family friendly resort.

To listen to the sound of the water while watching the sunset is the ultimate means of relaxation. At times you can even hear the sound of the ocean waves from our location.

When inside you can look out any window from the unit and see the water. We love watching the fish jump and the blue and white herons come up to visit. Even the evenings to sit out on the pier looking up at the night sky and see the stars is awesome.

Sandbridge is not a crowded touristy beach place. You can get away from it all out here. The wildlife refuge with the trails just down from the resort offers a back to nature time. This is a little private get-away that not many know about yet keeps those who find out about it coming back each time. You'll be blessed to find this little place.