October 6, 2020 #2 Chincoteague/Assateague~~Saxis, Wildlife Refuge, Beach

 

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020

"The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of 2 counties on the Atlantic coast DETACHED from the mainland of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 70-mile-long region is art of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay." Chincoteague/Assateague are ISLANDS east of the Eastern Shore. 

Honestly, I don't think I realized the lay of the land until we were there😲😲😲

"Saxis is perched right on the intersection of the Chesapeake Bay and Pocomoke Sound." This fishing town in North Accomack County was our first destination of the day. Saxis is a peninsula....... off of the  peninsula Eastern Shore. 

Blue Crab at it's finest! 👇👇👇

Included in this fishing village was the famous MARTHA'S KITCHEN. It didn't look like much from the outside, but had been highly recommended by several of my sources! 

OH MY MY MY! What a find! Martha (the owner, and sole chef) agreed to have her photo taken!

She apologized for not having the 'proper' amount of soft shell crabs on the sandwich that each of us ordered.... 7 instead of 12 😂😂😂 ! (that is 4 sandwiches with a total of 28 soft shelled crabs!)

A short drive back to our motel, we then hastened to the beach part of the Wildlife Refuge.(FYI, there is a fee to enter the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge , unless you arrive after 3PM....... then it is FREE). Included in this highlighted link is a description of the area! Our obligatory walk, due to our indulging lunch, was taken on the LEFT side of the parking area. We were told by our waitress, at Etta's , that this was a more private than the public area. SHE WAS RIGHT!

We entertained the thought of walking from the Virginia side to the Maryland side, based on the amount of food we had....... but it was getting late.

Driving back through Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, we stopped long enough to see the ponies. (But not too long, as the mosquitos were alive and hungry! 

Tuesday's sunset was taken from our room, officially ending our day!