Sports and the Outdoors

Bay Creek Resort and Club. Remote Bay Creek is a popular public club with courses designed by golf legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Some of the "front 9" of the 18-hole Palmer course play right along the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. It's a view rivaled by few other courses. The Nicklaus course is the more challenging of the two, with dunes and water features. The resort offers lodging packages, which include rentals at nearby three-bedroom condos plus a round of golf or spa treatment. There is also a beach club, restaurants, and shops. Greens fees include balls and golf carts with touch-screen GPS. 3335 Stone Rd., Cape Charles, Virginia, 23310. 757/331–9000; www.baycreek.net. $70–$115.

SouthEast Expeditions. This operator offers kayak rentals and instruction, as well as tours among the wetlands of the still-pristine shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay. 209 A Mason Ave., Cape Charles, Virginia, 23310. 757/331–6190; www.southeastexpeditions.com.