Chincoteague Vacation – Day 5
On the morning of Day 5 of our vacation (Wednesday, April 10th) we rode our bicycles from Tranquil Shores (our vacation home) to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, VA. It is approximately 2 miles from Tranquil Shores to the entrance booths.
We followed the bicycle trail to Woodland Trail. We rode the Woodland Trail, where we saw several wild horses in the marshland.
Woodland Trail – Wild Ponies
Leaving Woodland Trail we took the Black Duck Trail to the Wildlife Loop. We rode the Wildlife Loop. We saw egrets, birds and wild ponies.
Wildlife Loop – Snowy Egret
Wildlife Loop – Red-Winged Blackbird
For the first time since 2011, when we first visited the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, we saw wild horses in the marsh, while on the Wildlife Loop.
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
From the Wildlife Loop we returned to Tranquil Shores.
Crossing bridge from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island (Beach Access Road)
We rode 11.69 bicycle miles in the morning.
We ate lunch at Metompkin Seafood Market in Bloxom VA, which was a 13-mile drive from Chincoteague.
Metopkin Seafood Market
Metopkin Seafood Market
Food ordered here.
Metopkin Seafood Market
Fresh Seafood
Bob ordered a fish and scallop platter. I ordered a fish platter. We both had two generous pieces of fish with French fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. Bob had scallops in addition to the fish. There were three cats that were looking for handouts.
A bold cat at Metopkin Seafood Market
On our way to Metompkin Seafood and on our way back to Chincoteague, U.S. Navy airplanes kept circling us.
U.S. Navy airplane
U.S. Navy airplane
I took these photographs from inside our car, through the windshield. We were traveling at about 55 MPH at the time. The airplanes were flying from NASA Wallops Flight Facility. It was awesome having the airplanes fly so close to us!
Before returning to our vacation home, we stopped for homemade ice cream at the Island Creamery.
Island Creamery
Island Creamery
Ice Cream Selections
Bob ordered two scoops of coffee ice cream in a cup. I ordered one scoop of Peanut Butter Cup and one scoop of Peanut Butter Chocolate, also in a cup. Delicious!
We went for a drive around the Wildlife Loop in the evening. The wild horses that we saw in the morning were still there. The horses were even a little closer to the road than they were in the morning.
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Ponies
Wildlife Loop – Wild Pony
For dinner we ate salad. Bob had a Cobb salad; I had a chef salad. Neither of us were very hungry after eating a big lunch and ice cream.
Later in the evening we watched a few episodes of NYPD Blue and then went to bed.
I hope that you are not getting tired of seeing photographs of wild ponies. I will be sharing more wild pony photographs in my next blog post. Those ponies were closer to us than all of our other encounters!
TO BE CONTINUED
The Beauty Around Us 
4 Responses to “Chincoteague Vacation – Day 5”
Hello, I would never get tired of seeing the wild ponies. They are beautiful. Sounds like another great day at Chincoteague. We like that ice cream place too, yum! Enjoy your day!
Beautiful ponies, delicious seafood and ice cream. What more could you ask for on a day of vacation?
I will never ever get tired of your photos Linda, especially of the wild ponies. Love them! The cat photo was very cute.
Another great day I think!