September 13, 2005
Baby steps
Backyard fence
Near Cleveland and Main Street, Chincoteague
The first thing we did when we got to Chincoteague was lie around in the hotel for a while. Our balcony overlooked the bay, wetlands, ducks, fishing boats, and the drawbridge, so we could do some sightseeing without going out at all. Oz got action shots of the drawbridge, I'll post some once he downloads them from his camera.
Eventually we walked down Main Street, looking in shop windows and scoping out possible dinner spots. Some of the shops were closed. One had a sign out saying "Closed till October 1" with the subtext being "so if you want to buy a little sweater for your concrete yard goose you're SOL." We saw a lot of bookstores, two or three, in the space of as many blocks, but didn't go in. Next time. This is where we saw the picket fence festooned with baby shoes.
After dinner (Fried oysters! Steamed shrimp! Beer!) we drove over to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and watched the sun set from the beach on Assateague, which we ended up doing every night. And then we drove all around Chincoteague Island to find what we wanted to do the next day and eat ice cream.
The beach on Assateague Island, with the setting sun at our backs
220 words | September 13, 2005 09:20 PM | Wish you were here