Tangier Island, VA

Good sunset at Tangier Island

The crab shacks all have running water and some have electric so they can have all the comforts of home. They have tubs that they put the crabs in and they very carefully watch for them to molt so they can get the softshell crabs and ship them.

We were trying to decide where to eat dinner. The restaurants closed early, one as early as 5 pm on Sat.

All the trash cans looked like this

A ferry runs from Crisfield and this is the welcoming sign. We tried to engage the locals in conversation. Capt John Smith stopped here during his landmark 1608 exploration of the Chesapeake. It was settled by the Methodist in the early 1800's and the speech is Elizabethan influenced. It is also a dry town.

Looking off the stern of the boat at the crab shacks along the water.

The man on the scooter is the owner of Parks Marina. He had been a waterman--you better listen to him when you are docking at his marina. He knows the tides and winds--we have since heard stories of sailboaters disregarding his direction and getting into some trouble. He is a character!

Tangier Island is a very unique place

Diane was determined to learn how I stow the lines

Our friends, Bob and Diane, came to visit for a night.

37 49.805N

75 59.631W