My family and I traveled from So. California to Virginia last week, and
we found the Old Maid and Fort Story Lighthouse boxes in Virginia
Beach. Many thanks to Lone Pony and Ladybug for guiding us to two
delightful spots we would not have known to visit otherwise.

Finding the Old Maid was a bit of a challenge, because the bench
referenced in the clues has apparently been removed. But with some
searching around the area, we eventually located the fallen tree, and
success was ours!

My older son (teenager) and husband had, prior to last weekend, been
making jokes about my newfound letterboxing hobby. But guess who took
up the hunt for Old Maid with as much determination as I did? They're
hooked now, so the joke's on them.

We're still chuckling about the chutzpah of Ladybug, posting a
letterbox on an active military base! Is that a unique distinction to
this box?

I'm only sorry that time restraints prevented us from seeking more of
the VA boxes--maybe next trip!

Kristin