Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/26646 Living near the water is amazing and provides some pretty scenic locations. We've got it all here in coastal Virginia - the Atlantic Ocean, rivers, lakes, the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Dismal Swamp and even inter coastal waterways. Whether you're on the water or at it's edge it's always beautiful.. here are a few of the local "water" destinations in my backyard. en-us