Summary
An entry in the diary of Lillian Gaylord describes arriving in Cape Charles, Va. (pop. 1,500), as a time to: "shed stress, leave the worries behind and focus on peace and the water." That could well be the motto for the Chesapeake Bay town on the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. Here, days seem to melt away like waves rolling back into the sea, and the tiny coastal community has become a refuge of choice for in-the-know escapists seeking a respite from their frenetic lives.
"The reason I come here is to unwind," said Gaylord, a Virginia native who owns an apartment in Fair Lawn. She spends several weeks each summer and year-round weekends at her Cape Charles home, a modest three-bedroom ranch just outside town she bought last winter for $159,000. "During the summer, many beach towns on the Jersey Shore are completely packed. You find yourself fighting crowds everywhere. Although things can get relatively busy in Cape Charles, it's nothing like Belmar or Ocean City. You can still breathe, even between Memorial Day and Labor Day."See the full content of this document
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Peaceful Coastal Retreat
Once a busy and prosperous railroad and ferry stop from which steamships and trains carried passengers and freight across the bay to Norfolk, the second half of the 20th century saw the town drift into a deep slumber, slo...
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