Colonial Beach, Virginia

Colonial Beach (inc. 1892) is a penninsula that is flanked by the Potomac River on one side and Monroe Bay on the other, lending itself to both fishermen and beachgoers. We were told the town's population is 4000, except on the weekends when it swells to 10,000.  It was the first city in Virginia to allow golf carts on town streets. 

We arrived at Colonial Beach Yacht Center on a hot Monday afternoon, got settled in our slip, turned on the air conditioner, and booked a golf cart for two nights.  A lot of places in Colonial Beach are closed on Tuesday, including the marina we were at, and the Golf Cart Rental store.  We picked up the golf cart and went straight to Fat Freda's for a juicy, messy, loaded cheeseburger. 



It was fun getting around this nostalgic town in our golf cart, and sure beats walking when it is sooo hot.  The A/C paid off, although it did give us a little scare one afternoon when it got an air lock and stopped cooling.  John got it working again soon.

When John saw these birds contemplating the impending heat (this was taken at about 9am), he said, "Reminds me of race day on Kentucky Lake".  One could not even discern the sky from the Potomac River.

Charming beach houses line Irving Avenue along the beach side of town. 

On the other side of the street.... the beautiful beaches that run all along Irving Avenue. There is also a city pier.

While in Colonial Beach, we shopped at the Beach Shop, got some iced cinnamon rolls at the bakery, went to the hardware store, did some laundry, and visited an art gallery.  We sampled mussels and a shrimp Po'Boy at the Happy Clam and had an old fashioned breakfast at Ola's Country Kitchen.  

And last, but not least..... we visited the truly authentic Tiki Bar at High Tides on the Potomac. Some people have asked me "What is a Tiki Bar?"  At a minimum, a tiki bar must be next to water, have music, and be outdoors.  This one happens to have it all:  Outside, ON the beach, which serves as the dance floor for the band, also located on the beach.  OK, the band wasn't playing on Tuesday when we were there, but it was great just the same!