Back in Time

Somewhere in the middle of Chesapeake Bay we entered a time portal and went back about 75 years to Tangier Island, Virginia. To call this place rustic would be giving it too much credit. Not to say that I’m sorry that we came here - I’m not. It’s an interesting place with interesting history dating back to the 17th century but, clearly, the place has seen better times. There are very few cars or trucks here - the primary mode of transport is golf carts of all descriptions. We did see a volunteer fire department building complete with ambulance and fire truck but we wondered where the ambulance might transport someone in need of medical attention. There are a few restaurants on the island that are still open and near the dock but most of them closed today because it was high school graduation day. The restaurant that was open was pretty good.

The trip from Deltaville to Tangier was a little rough across Chesapeake Bay but mostly uneventful. Tomorrow we leave Virginia behind and traverse the Bay once again on our way to Solomons, Maryland.

Roy at the helm.

Crab pots awaiting deployment

This boat kind of sets the tone for the entire island - Its best days seem to have passed.

Tangier Island may be a little run down but their sunset was pretty awesome!