Chincoteague VA Vacation (1st post)
We spent 5 nights at AirBnb ”Tranquil Shores” in Chincoteague VA. This is the fourth time that we have stayed at “Tranquil Shores”. We plan to return next Spring as well.
We arrived at “Tranquil Shores” around 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 14th. We left Chincoteague to return back home at 7:30 am on Tuesday, April 19th. This blog post and the next few that follow will provide details of and photographs from our Chincoteague vacation.
We got up around 6:00 am on Friday, April 15th. We sat outside on our screened in porch, drinking tea / coffee, listening to the morning bird songs as we awaited the sunrise.
We ate a breakfast of eggs, sausage and waffles at “Tranquil Shores”.
After breakfast we drove to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and bicycled the wildlife loop (approximately 3 miles).
After our bicycle ride, we drove to Assateague Beach, stopping at Toms Cove Visitor Center.
We walked on the boardwalk and, inside the Visitor Center, I got my National Park Passport cancelled with a rubber-stamp ink marking that recorded the name of the park and the date of our visit. I purchased a collectible Passport stamp set for 2022. There are 10 stamps, one National and nine regional.
We are lunch at Metopkin Seafood. We have eaten here a few times over the years. The food is ALWAYS delicious. Bob ordered a crab bites basket. I ordered a fish and fries basket. We added 6 hush puppies to our order.
After lunch we drove to Assateague Island MD. We stopped at the Assateague Island Visitor Center, where I stamped my National Park passport, and we bought a “Night Sky” buff for Bob.
for the National Parks store.
Before leaving the Visitor Center, we walked the Rackliff House Trail. The main trailhead is located behind the Visitor Center and is about a 1-mile loop. There is a spur off that loop that connects to another trailhead located at the Assateague State Park headquarters. We walked that trail too.
We really liked how the trees
formed a canopy over the trail.
Looking across to Assateague Island MD
On the left is the Milk House.
Behind the Milk House is Rackliffe House.
On the right is the Kitchen Garden.
We were only able to explore the grounds, as the Rackliffe House was closed.
The trail continues from the house to the Assateague State Park Aviary. The birds were outside but behind a fenced enclosure. We were not able to see any of the birds. I haven’t done a lot of bicycling or walking so far this year. I decided to wait at the state park, while Bob walked back to the Visitor Center. He picked up our car and came to get me. We drove onto Assateague Island.
That evening we enjoyed watching the moon rise over Chincoteague Island.
The Beauty Around Us 
7 Responses to “Chincoteague VA Vacation (1st post)”
Both your sunrise and moonrise pictures are fabulous — absolutely beautiful.
Thank you, George. We look forward to seeing both, when we stay at “Tranquil Shores”.
Beautiful photos, Chincoteague is one of my favorite places to visit. Great bird sightings and I love the ponies. Take care, enjoy your new week ahead.
What a beautiful place! You rode bikes and walked trails. Seems like you were pretty active that day! The picture of the tern with the fish is awesome! Somehow I missed these three posts, but I will catch up.
I got ahead of myself, when I published the Audubon Center post. So I back dated these three posts, plus one more to come tomorrow, so they would be in order. Bob says he is receiving an email, as I publish each post.
Just an fyi. I have not gotten the emails. I saw your post on Facebook, so I decided to check to see if I missed something.
Interesting…good thing I add a Facebook post each time I publish a blog post.