I haven't been blogging as the site refuses to publish my blogs. I have two more in Drafts. Well, we'll see!
With my friend Barbara driving, we went to Chincoteague & Assateague islands in Virginia on a Road Scholar trip. It took us about four hours along a state highway hugging the coast. We used her GPS and maps. Interesting the GPS didn't recognize a new bridge to the island and kept telling us we should turn around as we were approaching water & showed it. For the uniformed, Assateague is a barrier island. stretching from Virginia through Maryland on the Atlantic Coast. It is also home to a herd of wild ponies which are owned by the Chincoteague Fire Department, who care for them by providing medical attention twice a year. They cull them in July by bringing/swimming the young foals across the bay to Chincoteague and auction them off (starting around $1500). These monies are used for the town & schools. The firemen are called "Salt Water Cowboys."
A little local history: Virginia was Confederate during the Civil War but because, Chincoteague had been trading with the North, they decided to remain with the Union.
All in all, it was very interesting to learn something completely different. There were twenty-eight people in the group coming from New York, PA, VA, SC, NC & NJ. Now, let's see if this will publish. If not, I will definitely call my computer guy.
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Glad you are back! Sounds like a fun and interesting trip. I remember a book about the horses when I was a kid. Maybe called Misty of Chincoteague or something? Kathi probably knows!
Yes, that's the name of it. They still sell it. Now, it's on DVD!
They even have a "stuffed" Misty in the museum!
That's it! Misty! :)
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