Lotsoffuntimes Wrote:
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> Richmond is not redneck. Most people from Central
> VA vacation in NC beaches anyway. They avoid VA
> Beach at all costs. NJ/NJ greasy tacky people are
> all over the East Coast beaches from Maine to
> Florida . No escaping them. The water temps in VA
> Beach are relatively the same as NC considering
> its like 12 miles from the NC border.
Plenty of rednecks around Richmond, Mechanicsville, and the surrounding area and they definitely do go to VA Beach. The Guidos from NY/NJ have an easy way there via the bridge tunnel. They head farther south too but generally not for the day/weekend which in both cases was more what I was talking about as far as AC and OC.
Water temps are almost always a little warmer in NC especially south of Hatteras and earlier and later in the year. The Gulf Stream turns off the coast right about at the Cape. South of that the water tends to be warmer, cleaner, completely different marine environment, fish are different, etc. vs nearer the mouth of the Bay. Mid-Summer doesn't make as much of a difference as water in the Bay and shallower water on the shelf warm up.
Average Coastal Water Temperatures for the Southeast
Location JAN FEB MAR APR APR MAY MAY JUN JUN JUL JUL AUG AUG SEP SEP OCT OCT NOV DEC
Cape Hatteras NC 49 46 52 58 60 68 68 72 75 76 79 80 80 78 75 72 68 58 55
Cape Charles VA 36 39 46 51 56 60 66 70 69 76 77 78 77 76 74 66 61 54 44