Vacation!!!
This week, Cathy and I went to Tilghman's Island, MD for a few days. TI is 15 miles south of St Michaels, a better-known vacation spot on the Chesapeake Bay. I've posted a bunch of pictures (43) on Flickr .
Tilghman's Island is a 3-mile long peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Choptank River - "...off the beaten path, heavy on pristine landscapes, and light on crowds". We stayed at the Black Walnut Point Inn, at the very southernmost tip of Tilghman's Island. Follow MD rt 33 west out of St Michaels to a one-lane paved road that takes you past the naval radar research installation where you meet a gate that the BWPI owners lock at 5PM! It leads to a half-mile gravel strip and the front door of BWPI. Definitely out of the way! The pictorial begins with the gate, Cathy manning it, pictures at BWPI.
The Inn is "quaint" and the cottage we stayed in even "quainter" with its paneled rooms and tiny bathroom. But it was comfortable and restful.
We had dinner at Harrison's Chesapeake House, a highfalutin name for a rather declasse restaurant. We had the house specialty -- fried chicken and "cakeless" crabcakes. Delicious and large portions, too. Of course, it's on the harbor and we love being next to water!
We also had dinner at another TI watering hole, the Bay Hundred Restaurant. I had crab again -- "Lump crab putenesca", something I've never seen before! We never did eat in St Michaels because the so-called fine dining was similar to what we could get here at, say, Hannah & Mason's or was similar to what the TI restaurants were offering -- locsl bayfood dishes served in the local style.
Stopped for ice cream in St Michaels where we learned about Frederick Douglass.
The highlight for us was a two-hour cruise on the largest cat boat in the USA, the Selina II. (A cat boat has a single mast far forward and is very beamy for stability.) Selena II has been in Capt Iris' family for three generations. We saw an osprey nest on top of a channel marker but otherwise the trip was short of visual mementos.
We also took a ride n the Oxford-Bellvue ferry, "believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry in the country."
On the way back to the BWPI, we passed a lone egret who ignored us as we stopped and took a couple of pictures. And there was a beautiful sunset.
Tilghman's Island is a 3-mile long peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Choptank River - "...off the beaten path, heavy on pristine landscapes, and light on crowds". We stayed at the Black Walnut Point Inn, at the very southernmost tip of Tilghman's Island. Follow MD rt 33 west out of St Michaels to a one-lane paved road that takes you past the naval radar research installation where you meet a gate that the BWPI owners lock at 5PM! It leads to a half-mile gravel strip and the front door of BWPI. Definitely out of the way! The pictorial begins with the gate, Cathy manning it, pictures at BWPI.
The Inn is "quaint" and the cottage we stayed in even "quainter" with its paneled rooms and tiny bathroom. But it was comfortable and restful.
We had dinner at Harrison's Chesapeake House, a highfalutin name for a rather declasse restaurant. We had the house specialty -- fried chicken and "cakeless" crabcakes. Delicious and large portions, too. Of course, it's on the harbor and we love being next to water!
We also had dinner at another TI watering hole, the Bay Hundred Restaurant. I had crab again -- "Lump crab putenesca", something I've never seen before! We never did eat in St Michaels because the so-called fine dining was similar to what we could get here at, say, Hannah & Mason's or was similar to what the TI restaurants were offering -- locsl bayfood dishes served in the local style.
Stopped for ice cream in St Michaels where we learned about Frederick Douglass.
The highlight for us was a two-hour cruise on the largest cat boat in the USA, the Selina II. (A cat boat has a single mast far forward and is very beamy for stability.) Selena II has been in Capt Iris' family for three generations. We saw an osprey nest on top of a channel marker but otherwise the trip was short of visual mementos.
We also took a ride n the Oxford-Bellvue ferry, "believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry in the country."
On the way back to the BWPI, we passed a lone egret who ignored us as we stopped and took a couple of pictures. And there was a beautiful sunset.
posted by Pete Holsberg @ 6:37 PM
2 Comments:
At 8:47 PM ,
Jasra/Lisa said...
It sounds like it was a lovely vacation. The egret photos are so pretty.
At 1:42 PM ,
Pete Holsberg said...
It was very relaxing. I can't believe that that damn bird stood there without moving long enough for me to take several pictures!!!!
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