A week from now, I'll be waking up to the sound of the ocean

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Post by jasper-isis » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:10 am

Twas a very curious pony who was licking the tent in search of treats. She kept trying to stick her head into the tent. :)
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(I, of course, didn't give her anything. Despite their comfort with the island's visitors, they are wild animals after all.)

Here she is again with a friend, in our neibhgor's camp:
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(It looks like our neighbors went all out with their stuff, but most other visitors came with RV's and the works. Many were staying for at least a week, some up to a month.)

After grazing a little more, they decided to just bask in the sun near our picnic table:
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Meanwhile, we cooked some bacon for breakfast. Actually, Boyfriend did the cooking...
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And I just posed for the camera. :P
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Post by jasper-isis » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:27 am

We brought lots of yummy things to eat, like cheddar wurst for lunch:
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On one of the nights, we visited one of the local crab houses and went for the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. It was awesome. :twisted:

We hit the beach a lot during the trip. Even though the high temperature stayed in the mid-eighties, the sun was brutal during midday, especially with the limited shade. The ocean breezes helped to alleviate that a lot.

Walkway leading to the shore:
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Some of the fences were electrified, to keep out both humans and horses I supppose. They serve the protect the dunes, which protect the beach but are only held together by a thin network of easily-crushed plants.

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It was nice and quiet there. A lot of people come out to bake between noon and four, but it's still nowhere near the crowdedness you get just north at Ocean City.
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Post by jasper-isis » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:31 am

Since there was a breeze, we flew a kite:
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The ponies also came out enjoy the breeze one afternoon. They galloped up the path and mingle with people for a while:
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And then went off to chill on their own:
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I picked out my favorite of the bunch. I thought the coloring of its mane was really cool :):
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Post by jasper-isis » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:52 am

We took a lot of walks in the early morning and evenings. There's a nice pedestrian bridge that connects the island to the mainland. It has telescopes for you to gaze at Ocean City to the north and Chincoteague Island to the south. I forgot to upload a picture of the bay, but here's a picture of boyfriend strolling along the bridge:
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While walking, I also took note of nice locations that we should reserve for next year. :P I thought this one was particularly nice-looking:
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It's a idyllic location, and there's a little bit of shade to boot.

After dark one night, we went out to the beach to search for ghost crabs. We caught a few in the beam of our flashlight, but they were tricksy and liked to skitter away really fast if we flicked the light away for a second. Here's one that I got with the flash of my camera:
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You could tell they were out partying at night though. There were little crab tracks all over the sand in the mornings, like this:
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We managed to fit a lot into just three days - we even drove up to OC for a few hours, for ice cream and fries :P - but it was all still pretty laid back. All in all it was a really relaxing (and much-needed) vacation. We'll definitely go back next year... just maybe earlier in the season, before the mosquitoes hatch. :P

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Post by Willen » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:19 am

Cheddar Wurst. YUM.
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Post by Bakadeshi » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:25 pm

Horses on a beach? :o Apparently perverted horses even :lol:

Looks like you had fun. :up:

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Post by paizuri » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:05 pm

jasper-isis wrote:Meanwhile, we cooked some bacon for breakfast. Actually, Boyfriend did the cooking...
That is very strange that your boyfriend is named Boyfriend!
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Post by Flint the Dwarf » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:12 pm

How do you know he's her boyfriend? Maybe he's just a friend with an awkward name.
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Post by DTJB » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:52 am

Flint the Dwarf wrote:How do you know he's her boyfriend? Maybe he's just a friend with an awkward name.
Hey there Boy! You ma' friend?

Nice pics, really like the ones of the horses hanging out with everyone on the beach and the tracks.
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Post by jasper-isis » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:12 am

Ack, imagine what it'd be like if all the husbands in the world were named "Hubby." :sweat:

(His name is Hunter.)
Nice pics, really like the ones of the horses hanging out with everyone on the beach and the tracks.
Thanks! I kinda envy those horses. They live the good life down there, chillin' out on a relatively safe island year-round, and basking in all the attention from visitors. :P
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