Our trip to Virginia began on a Friday at noon. We travelled 400 miles, about half way, and stayed overnight in a bed and breakfast in Elwood City, Pennsylvania. The accomodations were wonderful and we enjoyed our stay. The owner was a retired finish carpenter and he had put a lot of extra work into this old home. The floors were wide plank pine from Maine and the doors were solid cherry.
We left early on saturday morning, headed for Virginia. We saw a lot of color in the mountains and foothills of Pennsylvania. The rest stops were great since they had Starbucks Coffee shops. The highway through Pennsylvania was very scenic. Surprisenly, going through Maryland and the area around DC, we expected to see lots of billboads, apartments close to the roads and other signs of busyness. But the highway was lined with trees and forests and any signs of population was removed from view.
Before we arrived we made a little mini trip to the beach, a side road that started in Stockton, Maryland. The side road from Stockton was called George Island Landing Road and the buildings in the distance are probably abandoned fish packing structures since access to them is on a side road called Packers Bay Road. The structures are located on a small penninsula that curves around behind the end of George Island Rd. If you "click" the picture itself, you can see a much better detail of the complex of buildings. George Island Landing Rd has a public landing and boats can be launched here to reach George Island, only a short distance from the landing. We saw shore birds and watched a beautiful sunset. Be advised that this is not a sugar sand beach, but more of a working mans beach ... lots of oyster shells ... but the view is very nice and it's a good spot to watch the sun setting. There is a small parking area there as well. You can park your car facing the west, load the cd player with some beautiful music and wait for the sun to set. You probably won't see another soul. Actually it's less than a three minute drive from Stockton. It was only a short trip to Mark and Mary's place after our small side trip.
Our trip to Virginia began on a Friday at noon. We travelled 400 miles, about half way, and stayed overnight in a bed and breakfast in Elwood City, Pennsylvania. The accomodations were wonderful and we enjoyed our stay. The owner was a retired finish carpenter and he had put a lot of extra work into this old home. The floors were wide plank pine from Maine and the doors were solid cherry.
We left early on saturday morning, headed for Virginia. We saw a lot of color in the mountains and foothills of Pennsylvania. The rest stops were great since they had Starbucks Coffee shops. The highway through Pennsylvania was very scenic. Surprisenly, going through Maryland and the area around DC, we expected to see lots of billboads, apartments close to the roads and other signs of busyness. But the highway was lined with trees and forests and any signs of population was removed from view. 
Before we arrived we made a little mini trip to the beach, a side road that started in Stockton, Maryland. The side road from Stockton was called George Island Landing Road and the buildings in the distance are probably abandoned fish packing structures since access to them is on a side road called Packers Bay Road. The structures are located on a small penninsula that curves around behind the end of George Island Rd. If you "click" the picture itself, you can see a much better detail of the complex of buildings. George Island Landing Rd has a public landing and boats can be launched here to reach George Island, only a short distance from the landing. We saw shore birds and watched a beautiful sunset. Be advised that this is not a sugar sand beach, but more of a working mans beach ... lots of oyster shells ... but the view is very nice and it's a good spot to watch the sun setting. There is a small parking area there as well. You can park your car facing the west, load the cd player with some beautiful music and wait for the sun to set. You probably won't see another soul. Actually it's less than a three minute drive from Stockton. It was only a short trip to Mark and Mary's place after our small side trip.
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You two have discovered another beautiful spot in this world! What a wonderful tribute to your cousin. We will have to hear more of your trip...
Trudi
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