Road Trip # ..............

One advantage of having kids in far-off places is that you get to go visit! Here we are arriving at Erika & Mike's house. We are here to visit with them briefly, but mainly to watch the grandpuppies while Erika & Mike go skiing in Colorado. It was snowing heavily when we left the cold & wintry wilds of NY, and we were so happy to see the sun here that it didn't matter that it is cold here too!


You know that we cannot stay away from water, so we took a day trip into Maryland and explored the area along the Potomac down to where that great river joins the Chesapeake Bay.
We like to explore every little by-road and peninsula that might hold a marina or two. We went first to Cobb Island, where we had lunch.

When in Maryland, seafood is the only way to go- so we stopped at this Captain's place (funny how all the seafood places are Captain somebody's). We could see that the food was fresh, as we caught these two fishermen bringing home their catch of the day.

The next little peninsula is called Colton's Point. This is a very historical area that needs to visited again when it is warmer, and when the museum and exhibits are open. There is an island off Colton's Point where the first English settlers landed in 1634. It was quite cold and very windy this day, so we did not go to the island.


This was a nice little state park at Colton's Point.

A museum which was closed...

We found a marina.......

And our favorite style of boat- a trawler! Luckily this one is NOT for sale.

We then went all the way to the tip of the peninsula to Point Lookout State Park. On the way, we went through Budds Creek, which is gaining fame and recognition as home to this race track. Interesting!


We were reminded that we were south of the Mason-Dixon line by the number of Confederate flags being flown by local inhabitants, and we also stopped to visit the Confederate cemetary and monument.

The Point Lookout State Park has lots of walking trails, swimming facilities, camping areas, a pet beach, and of course, boat docks. The area was also home to a prisoner-of war camp during the Civil War.

We took this photo because it is a great example of how the residents have made the most of their waterfront properties. The building in the foreground started out as a garage, and it appears that a second floor was added, as well as the glassed in walkway to connect to the main home!

On our way home, we stopped at one last area, the Piney Point Lighthouse and Museum.

Tom says we should have a great new year's celebration this year- we brought back a whole truckload of these!!!


The rest of our time here, we have been walking the dogs, shopping in the BIG stores, and being couch potatos.