Post 33 Assateague Island MD, Home to MA

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 Assateague Island, MD, On our way home to MA.  May 18-23

We've always wanted to camp on the shore at Assateauge and this was our chance.  We spent five beautiful days on the Atlantic shore.  Our campsite was just steps from the beach where we spent our evenings looking for shells and interesting marine life.





Assateauge is home to 80-90 wild horses.  They live in bands of about 6-10 each all along the length of the Island.  We had a band of eight that basically lived in our campground. They were certainly opportunists, waiting for people to leave any food unguarded on their picnic table.  






They wait in the parking lot for people to open their trunk and then run over to investigate.  The main job of the camp hosts is to keep track of where the horses are.  They're fun to watch but the ones hanging the campgrounds are not afraid of people and are a bit of a nuisance.  






We spent our days walking the beach, hiking the trails and watching the many birds.  Always horses everywhere, both in the state park and the national park.  It was spring so there were new baby horses to watch, too.

A visit to the local pub brought our grand adventure to an end...



Heading back to Massachusetts with a stop at a Harvest Host, Allegheny Creek Brewery in Pennsylvania, for an overnight.





It's been a great adventure!  My (Anne) takeaway is: stop doing international travel until you get out and see the USA.  Geographically, culturally, historically, this country has as much to offer as any other country in the world.  The scenery was always awe inspiring and the history lessons were sobering and often, emotionally heavy.  Truly, all the people we struck up conversations with, in every state, were welcoming, kind, and interesting. 

There are amazing sights out there (the redwoods, the National Parks, all the red rock geology of the southwest) that will feed your spirit and make you feel a oneness with the earth.

Go! Do it!




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