June 14th - Assateague, MD, to Annapolis

We crossed the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel to reach the Eastern Shore. As we were driving north, Hank noted how similar the terrain was to land he had driven a few years prior to visit high school/college friends Steve and Debbie White in Maryland. A phone call confirmed that our route to Annapolis tomorrow would bring us within an hour of their home in Wolford, Maryland.  We made plans to meet for lunch.

We set up our dry camp at a pull-through site at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and  headed to the beach. We found a quiet spot where the dogs romped in the surf with their floating toys for an hour. After dinner of pulled pork and salad at the trailer, we inflated a paddleboard and headed to the bay. The bay was very shallow and the wind was howling. Angie wadded out nearly 250 yards and was still knee deep. Hank found slightly deeper water to paddle through, but the direction of the channel was perpendicular to the strong wind and he could make no progress to windward. Streak also enjoyed chasing the kite on the beach.

The bugs were the worst we have experienced. It took two or three coats of our DEET-free repellent to deter the noseeums and mosquitos. They feasted on us all night in the trailer!