Tangier Island - Chesapeake Bay

"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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Well, we finally made it to Tangier Island. A great place to visit in a
plane - I'm not sure I'd want to take the ferry there unless I had some
real business out there.

It's just a dry spot in the middle of the estuary that's big enough for a
small town. I guess it's been inhabited since the 17th Century and I'm
sure some people can trace their family history back a looooonnng way. As
all the blurbs say, they have their own accent or perhaps dialect.

The main streets (2) are wide enough for 1 car but it's hard to find any.
It's golf carts and bicycles. Every third house (small) seems to have a
family graveyard out front. If you follow any alley 50 yards, you are in
the marshes. The people are friendly but they know you are just visiting.
There are a few small B&Bs scattered around, a few restaurants too. All
small, homey and full of crab.

A very enjoyable day trip with no prep or expectations. We took a young
cousin out, landed, rode around on the airport bikes and then, the best
part, took a few circles in the air to fully appreciate just how small and
remote this place is (for the east coast anyway).

The only surprise was the cashier at the restaurant telling us we were the
first pilots in that weekend!! Then she said, "normally we get up to 1
hundred". First, 100 air visitors would tip the place over. Second, I
couldn't thing of anything that would have kept pilots out yesterday
(Father's day).

Do any of you visit the island when there are more than a half dozen
planes visiting?


I just checked my logbook...I've flown in 12 times over the last 10 years.
I've also sailed their a half a dozen times as well. Things haven't changed
too much...some of the resturants take credit cards and new lighthouse
trashcans have been placed throughout the island. I've always found Tangier
to be a facinating place to visit for the day. More often than not, I've
found myself heading over to Crisfield for dinner. It's just another 15nm
or so and with an all-you-can-eat crab resturant and a lighted runway, you
can wrap up the day nicely.