Week 8
8/17-18/20 Tangier Island VA
This is probably the most unique place we have visited so far. There is one
marina and Milton, the owner, has been there for almost 90 years. Using a very
distinct dialect we had to listen carefully to be able to appreciate his many
stories. It sounds like a British variety of English but linguists believe it
is a distinct creation of its own time and place. The population was 727 in
2010 and the islands landmass has been reduced by 67% since 1850, to 0.54 sq.
miles. Due to global warming much of the remaining landmass is expected to be
lost in the next 50 years and the island may need to be abandoned. Tangier is
often referred to as the “soft-shell crab capital of the world”! We enjoyed
watch the routine of the crabbing boats as they brought in their catch. There
are free standing dock houses, not connected to land, which fishermen use to
old the crabs while they moult. We biked around the entire island but were not
able to get to the beautiful white sand beach due to high water. Excellent
Adventure!
We went on over to the east side of the bay to this adorable town and
beautiful marina. Excellent cruising up the creek and gorgeous sunsets.
8/21-22/20 Ingram Bay VA
Dinghy part arrived so back to Ingram Bay for Kent to fix and do some crabbing!
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