Life on the Chesapeake

and Rob Harris | Bay Creek, Cape Charles, VA BayCreekLife.com

"Bay Creek is so peaceful," said Patsy. Located on the eastern shore of Virginia and on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay, Bay Creek offers just the lifestyle that Patsy and Rob Harris were looking for. They lived in Virginia Beach and had a home in Bay Creek for 10 years but decided three years ago to make it their primary residence.

During the shelter-in-place order, Patsy says, "We can bike to town and walk around the town. We both still work. I walk with ladies that live here, and sometimes I walk by myself. When not social distancing, there is a very active pickleball club, and we play golf and go to the beach and the pool."

By April 23rd, Patsy was already able to play golf again with her ladies group, as long as they took their own golf carts. "That way, we could be together but separate. Bay Creek worked within the stay at home parameters to make it fun!"

"We've been lucky. It's been nice to still be able to do things and to have some fun. I feel bad for other people. As there have been no bans on boating, we can still take our boat out. It will be fun when this is all over, and we can have friends up to play golf and pickleball."

Rob says, "We've met a lot of great people that we've become very good friends with. It's something I wasn't really expecting. A lot of people are here for similar reasons. They enjoy the outdoors, golf, boating, and the beach. It's very easy to live here in Bay Creek. Everyone here is from somewhere else."

They encourage others to take a discovery weekend when they can see what life is like at Bay Creek.

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