This was where we lived last year at this time. It is a beautiful revolutionary war era house full of history surrounded by acres of woods and marshlands. Jason's family called it the Corratock property after the Native American tribe that (I presume) used to be settled in this part of Virginia.
Below was our view of the Chesapeake Bay from the side yard. Well, perhaps it is actually an inlet off of the Bay, but you get the idea. It is a great place to enjoy the outdoors, relax, and get away. The tricky part was, we weren't trying to retreat. Yet, at the house we had no internet, no cell phone signal, no mail (or trash) service, and only 1 tv channel (which did allow us to watch The Office and 30 Rock every Thursday!)
Everyday we had to drive 15 miles "into town" to meet with the people we needed to and experience "modern conveniences" :) It was pretty rustic! It was also difficult for me as I adjusted to the different lifestyle. I thought I would miss coffee shops with Wi-fi, but we were blessed to discover not one but two great local places!! I never knew how attached I was to things like being less than 20 minutes from the grocery store and being able to walk to the laundry room. On a peninsula full of small towns, I found I was much more the "city girl" than I thought. Jason knew I was getting a taste for things when I eagerly anticipated our 1.5 hour drive to the mall for shopping and the closest movie theater with current films!
I never did enjoy sharing our house with the wasps and critters that moved in once the weather turned cold, but there were many other things I learned to love. Some of our adventures at the Corratock place included canoe rides and lunches by the pond, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, following a deer blood trail, making our own bread, board games by the fire, and starry nights with no end.
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