Ghost Town

We are in full vacation mode. We were out of the hotel bright and early at 10:45. Our destination today was the Assatague Seashore. This is a national park running along the seashore starting in Maryland and ending in Virginia. You have to decide though which side you want to visit, you can’t drive between them in the park.

We chose Virginia because it was a further drive. No we chose because Virginia due to a better reputation for wild life and they had a lighthouse. The drive down took us through rural Maryland which is mostly forest and farmland. It was not what I had imagined, I had pictured more coastal sandy land. 

The other surprise is how empty it is appears. I guess the people are concentrated in the urban areas but somehow they 6 million people into a pretty small state.  I think they are mostly packed into Baltimore and the part surrounding the District of Columbia.

The park was really nice and the weather was about perfect. 65 degrees, a nice breeze and sunny skies. It has a historic light house which is currently closed.  We did a bit of hiking both through the Marsh areas and around the Beach. The area is known for its feral horses and we saw many but only at a distance. They seemed content to graze far away and had little interest showing off for the tourists.

After the park we took a quick break and then headed back to the Boardwalk for sunset. We are in the free parking season which is nice. Parking is not an issue, the city is a ghost town. 

We chose to park at the inlet lot which is a massive city lot at the southern tip of the city. When I say empty, I mean empty. We could have had the space closest to the Boardwalk but chose one over.

Before the Boardwalk, we stopped at the inlet to watch the sun set. There was a fishing boat heading out and we watched a pod of 15 plus dolphins frolicking in the inlet and just off the beach. We chatted with a fisherman who was not having much luck. All the fish he caught were below the limit and he was tossing them back.

The Boardwalk was even emptier than Sunday and just a handful of shops were open. We strolled a bit and watched some of the lights before heading out for some food.