So,.. Monday we drove back from Frontier Town Maryland, I crammed in 5 days of work into 3,.. and here we are loading the van and hitching the camper again to head to Assateague Island State Park on Friday!! This is great!
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| One of the many Ponies we would encounter this weekend! |
We arrived to the H-Loop, the only loop with electric hookup. We were able to fill our on-board water tank so we could do dishes and have water in the camper by using our 12V water pump. We were surrounded on this loop by larger travel trailers, 5th wheel campers, and motor homes, but everyone was very friendly and outgoing. The girls quick made friends with the one girl across the drive and they were running around and riding their bikes / scooters all the time together.
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| The girls and their campground friends |
This weekend was more about just relaxing and enjoying the beach. Last weekend we had the hustle and bustle of going to Ocean City, doing activities at Frontier Town, and while that was all very fun, it is nice to just sit on the chair and relax. So, this post will have a series of photos from the trip, and less chat.... at least till the exciting parts of the weekend!
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| Madie running on the open beach |
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| Clean, Open, and Empty! |
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| A spectacular sight! |
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| The 'Busy' Beach on Saturday! |
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| Girls being silly |
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| One of my creations |
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| This one was more useful! |
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| Ally Cruising the Campground on her Scooter |
Saturday evening was a nice, nearly perfect evening to be out relaxing in the chair watching the kids ride their scooters and bikes on the driveway. There was a very light breeze and no bugs! They rode around with their friends for a while as the sun set, and then we began to prepare to have a camp fire and smores.
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| Saturday Evening Sunset |
Jeff and Maria came over to our site as well to enjoy the campfire and relax. Jeff was playing the piano on his Ipad, keeping us entertained with his abilities. All the girls were making smores by the fire and enjoying our last evening there. In the photo below, you can see everyone having a good time, but take note of my empty chair, the smore sticks, and you can just see the corner of the Marshmallow bag sitting there.
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| Enjoying the campfire, Note Smore Sticks and Marshmallows next to Becky! |
I was up taking photos, and then I went over to the left of the group to get something to drink out of the cooler. Keep in mind, it is really dark our here at 10 pm, with just the glow of the fire lighting up the area and our small porch light giving a glow near the camper. I was at the picnic table when I thought the light went out, so I looked to my right and Whoa!! A Horse! This guy was right under our awnig and on our carpet,.... I think we kind of spooked one another as he turned and walked towards the group. Becky, with Madie now sleeping in her arms, jumped out of her chair and ran around the other side of the fire, frightening Madie and sending her crying. The horse didn't care, and he went right to the food and took our bag of Jet-Puffed Marshmallows!!! The WHOLE BAG!!
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| That Horse took our Marshmallows!!!! (Click to view larger) |
Within a few moments, he shredded the bag and ate everything! Then he continued to walk over towards our chairs and the fire. Becky and the kids were now inside the camper, while Jeff was clapping a folding chair together trying to shoosh the pony away. Maria and I were just taking photos, as we couldn't believe it! After a few minutes, he wandered away as we watched him till our flashlights couldn't see him anymore.
What Excitement!! But he wasn't done. About 2:30am, the camper started rocking! Bella awoke and yelled 'HORSE!'. We peeked out the screen to see that the horse was walking around our camper. He must have had an itch and chose to scratch right on the end of the bunk end. The sky was now clear, and the ground lit well by the bright moon,... so I was on Horse Patrol for about 30 minutes, keeping an eye on this character as he wondered about outside between our camper and the neighbors.
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| Horse Hair Evidence at the Bunk End |
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| Sunday morning Sunrise over the beach |
Sunday morning was a nice cool morning with the salty dew running off the camper and the van. I packed up what I could while the girls walked the beach with Becky in their pajamas,.. yes, pajamas! It was very early and we were able to enjoy the quiet surf rolling onto the sand.
It wasn't long till the Conga Line at the dump station was forming, so I gathered our porta-potti and gray-water tanks and headed off to do the dance. Once back, it was now full on packing up while the kids rode their bikes. By 10 am we were just about completed and ready to get on the road for the journey back home.
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| "Hey, I'm Mr. Ed,... Good Morning Mr Tent Camper!" |
Our overall experience was fantastic! And meeting new people that are friendly at these new campgrounds makes it all the more worth it. The state is scheduled to shut down some of the campground loops this fall and into next spring in order to complete some renovations to the loops and renovate the bath houses. We looked online and were able to reserve a site for next July, Sunday to Thursday! We can still go to Ocean City, Frontier Town, and do many things, but most of all, we can be here on the clean and empty beaches of Assateague Island with friends!
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