Hey! Want to see my vacation pictures? Chincoteague- Va Eastern Shore
This vacation was planned well before my brother passed away last Friday.
My daughter read “Misty” about 100 times when she was 5 or 6. She’s smart.
The Chincoteague ponies swam to shore (Assateague Island) from a Spanish ship wreck in the 17th century. The annual “pony swim” serves two purposes:
All roughly 300 horses are given annual check ups from a team of veterinarians who come in from all over.
The sale and tourism dollars fund the volunteer fire department. They recognized 100 years ago they couldn’t wait on boats from the mainland (~2 miles away).
Year round population about 3,200
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chincoteague_pony
I’ve added some notes to the pics.
Tuesday. Just after the storm. On our way out there were 300 yards of marsh on the other side of the signs.
Our cottage.
“Beach Boy” a descendant of Misty
Bonnie at a little coffee house tipped me off to where the young horses are cared for. Right behind the carnival grounds where the auction takes place for the adult horses
The fire department. Next pic is the annual dinner from the 50’s-early 60’s. Chincoteague museum
You don’t get customer service like this anymore 🚬
My daughter asked to substitute broccoli for fries on her fish n chips
I misread the menu to say “soft shell crab CAKE” in the Crabby Patty. I took it off and had a cheeseburger.
The food especially the oysters were right off the boat everywhere we went
Fried oysters at The Village
His noodly appendage???
Same restaurant
Still in operation
The old Chincoteague library
The James Patterson section
Good people
Park beside the library
The local theater where they premiered “Misty” (1961)
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I loved the Misty books when I was a kid.
Thanks for sharing!
