Memorial Day weekend trip to Tangier Island

Haven't had a chance to blog about our trip to beautiful Tangier Island over the weekend.

Here's our little town from the air:

On Tangier Island, in full Memorial Day splendor:

Here's one takeoff and two landings if you'd like to watch them from the jiggly small plane perspective:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeHEn0-TCqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN8_b35aOAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2StK9Kkhlg

Of course the girls adored the local cats.

Elisabeth loved the little gray cat that followed us for a while. She wanted to feed it but wasn't real clear on exactly what little gray cats like to eat. Her first try was attempting to feed it gravel, with predictable (to us) results.

Then she started tearing up leaves and offering them to the kitty. . . . which ended up being (wait for it. . . .). . . .

Poison ivy.

Fortunately some alacrity, baby wipes, and hand-washing seems to have prevented a nasty rash on everyone's hands and arms.

On the road

At a campground now in the middle of South Carolina. Drove over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel yesterday and past lots of cotton fields and tobacco fields yesterday. Today heading through Georgia and hoping to be in Tallahasee by dinnertime. Start cookin', Kathy!!

Easter weekend in Ocean City

It was a great view from our hotel room down onto the boardwalk - but deserted because it's about 30 degrees outside.

The girls enjoyed exploring the hotel amenities, including trying to crack the room safe.

They also enjoyed several restaurant meals, and even behaved, mostly.

When they didn't have too many sips of Dad's beer, that is.

The Easter bunny even came to our hotel room!

Yum, yum! The ears are the tastiest part.

We tried flying our Dora the Explorer kite, but the wind was too gusty and uncertain for much in the way of consistent results.

Yes, it was cold all weekend! Grandpa came along and here we all are on the boardwalk with the girls, taking a chilly stroll.

The biggest surprise of the weekend (outside of an April snowstorm) was a very tame fox that lives next to the Ocean City boardwalk and seems not the least disturbed by pedestrians who stop to take his photo!