A perfect outing

Today we all got in the plane and went down to Tangier Island for the afternoon. We've visited there before, but it was the first time we took the girls there.

Over some gorgeous countryside on the way including the convoluted marshes in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

This was just before we turned to touch down on the island. Later in the afternoon we went for a short swim at the sandy beach in the middle foreground.

Here's our path walking around the island, departing from the top left from the airstrip which is visible in the satellite image:

We had a marvelous family-style lunch at Mrs. Crockett's, one of the local places (complete with crab cakes and clam fritters), and then continued our walk around the island. It was a little too far for the girls to have done it on foot themselves, yet.




The girls LOVED the waves at the isolated, sandy beach. They charged in as far as we would let them go within a minute of our arrival, and happily played in the surf for as long as we would let them stay. Unfortunately we were attacked by a swarm of biting flies when we emerged from the water! Time to hurry back to the plane and head for home.

But truth be told, this is how Elisabeth and Catherine really prefer to fly: