Sure enough, 3 ponies ransacked their spot. In fact, our neighbors setup camp and left to spend the morning at the beach, leaving their trash out and food in a plastic bin. But as soon as the weekend campers arrive (several ignoring the rules of needing to secure all food and trash), they pretty much made camp amongst us. On the Virginia side of the island, their herds actually receive veterinary care, and folks can buy them at auction.ĭuring the week, we’d hardly see them in the campground – but mostly out and about along the bay. They’re not treated and may carry diseases and there are fines for touching them (we saw several given out). On the Maryland side, they are treated as a wild herd – no interaction is allowed. (And yeah, my electric folding bike is pretty awesome too.) The rules are clear. (And aren’t Nina’s purple tires the coolest?) Feral ponies feeding by the bay. Not uncommon at all to cross a herd while out biking.
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They roam free along the island, including the campground. WheelingIt’s Campground Review: SP Campground Review - Assateague State Park, MD And the wild horses! You just cross the dune, and you’re on the beach and can walk for endless miles. Our loop had no hook-ups (at $33/night), which was fine – as we both have awesome solar/ lithium setups that keep us abundant in power (join us tomorrow evening, all four of will be sharing about our lithium batteries – details at the end of the post) The beach access is lovely.īut the location is pretty darn awesome. They also only have a handful of loops that accept pets, so it can be difficult to get a reservation over a weekend. The weekend however filled to capacity, and we felt it. During the week, this wasn’t a problem – in mid-October is pretty much empty. The spots were slightly too close to each other and offered very little privacy. We got parked and were greeted with HUGE hugs! It had been way too long since last we saw each other. View of the campground (I-Loop) from the top of the dune. We both made reservations at the state park, and thus Assateague became the meet-up spot. So, it was pretty easy to converge on the idea of taking the coastal route south so they could hunt lighthouses and us boats. Plus, there was Assateague – this barrier island populated by herds of wild horses! We had really only heard about it from awesome blog readers like yourselves, and hadn’t been able to score a reservation back in June.Īnd it just so happened that Nina & Paul had it on their hit list too. It’s so much less traffic, and many coastal areas to explore.
We loved coming up the Delmarva Peninsula on our way north earlier this year, and pretty much knew that would be our preference heading south. While a bummer for kitty and their pocketbook, it would mean our paths would align and we’d get to caravan after all! Their cat Taggart was going to need a special treatment at a clinic in NYC. Then one morning I had a message from Nina – their plans had shifted again. However, as soon as we hit the Northeast we realized the fallacy of our plan – we weren’t feeling the call to rush our time in the Northeast. They did end up in Michigan (just not via Canada). They’ve had a crazy year with lots of events that have changed their course multiple times, which our nomadic lifestyles give a lot of allowance for. When we last parted ways with Nina & Paul of Wheeling It in Arizona back in February, we had intentions of meeting back up in Michigan this fall and caravanning to Florida together for the winter (they originally were going to travel up the west coast then across Canada – and us up the east coast and then west into Canada).
The day we would rendezvous with dear friends at an exciting location!
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As much as we could have easily settled in for a few more day at Lums Pond, we woke up on our departure day full of excitement.
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