As you can see from our looper locator, we are in Crisfield, MD. We left The Tides Inn on Friday May 7, and cruised to Onancock, VA. At check-in, Terry asked Dockmaster Al if they had "wifi". Al responded "Why do you want to know if I have a WIFE??" Hence, the delayed Blog entries. We later learned from the manager of the Blue Crab Bay Company that Al is from Tangier Island where Elizabethan English is still spoken so he and Terry were divided by a common language.
Onancock (pronounced uh-NAN-cock) was founded in 1680. It is a quaint town with many historic, well-kept homes and friendly people who seem to really care about each other; willing to help out strangers. After a couple of days, they made us feel as one of them. It was one of our more enjoyable and relaxed stops so far. On Saturday morning, Onancock held their annual flea market. They blocked off the one main street and set up booths to display their treasures. We were docked at the town wharf at the end of the main street, so we had a continuous parade of people checking out Litenup III. It made us proud that she drew so much attention. Well, until a fellow showed up in a vintage jeep with a machine gun (complete with ammo box)and a 10-hp Johnson outboard motor, both mounted on the back. He won the prize for most interesting means of transportation.
Dockmaster Al loaned us his car to drive around the area. We really felt awkward about accepting his generous offer but when we declined, he told us not to worry; it was his wife's car and he hated it. So we drove to the Flounder Capital of the World, Wachapreague, for lunch and stopped in at the county seat of Accomac to look around. The economy of the Eastern Shore is primarily related to fishing, crabbing and oystering, with some agriculture thrown in.
Winds have been unusually high and have resulted in us spending additional days in both Irvington and Onancock. Otherwise, the weather has been nice.
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