Time Out at the Beach!

Hubby and I took a break this past weekend.  We packed up the truck and headed to the Eastern shores of Maryland.  When we arrived on Thursday the air temperature was in the 70s.  The sun was hiding behind the rain clouds and it made for a chilly day.  Still...it beats a 100+ degree humidity and heat wave we experienced only a week ago.

Apparently, others thought it would be a great weekend to head to the beach.  Here's a picture from Friday afternoon taken from the pier near the beginning of the boardwalk/beach area:

This next picture was taken early Sunday morning before the clouds rolled in.  This was taken further north near 80th Street.  It was a calm and peaceful stroll along the beach.

Couldn't ask for better beach weather.  More pictures to come....

The Eastern Shore...Ocean City

After our adventure to Chincoteague, it was time to head back into Maryland and find our lodging in Ocean City and enjoy some some seafood.

We had beautiful weather last weekend.  It was sunny one day and then overcast the next.  Not too hot.

We stayed on 28th street right on the beach and at the start of the Boardwalk

Parasailing was a popular activity

Can you see the gecko?

Early morning workout activities on the Boardwalk

Plenty of play areas on the beach for the kids

A Jolly Roger theme park between the Boardwalk and pier

Watching the Human Slingshot ride at night.  Yes it was pretty spectacular to watch!

Night time photography on the Boardwalk

The water was quite chilly, but not for the young at heart

The Eastern Shore...Chincoteague Island

Hubby and I had the opportunity to head to the Eastern Shore for a few days last week.  Before heading to our final beach destination in Maryland, we took a side trip and ended up at Chincoteague Island.  It was kind of weird that we started in Virginia, drove a few hours in Maryland, and then ended up in Virginia again.

We slowly drove around the Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge on the island and parked at their beach.  It was a beautiful day with no humidity and we enjoyed the lovely scenery:

Chincoteague Beach Bunny!

The beach at Chincoteague...peaceful and plenty of room on the beach

Boardwalk through the refuge.  The cloud formation reminds me of eyelashes!

Wanted to stay and watch her paint....

The wild Chincoteague ponies!

More wild ponies!

This was one of those times...I wished I had a bigger zoom lens.  Sigh!

I will be back with more pictures from the Eastern Shore!

Surfing at the Beach

Hubby and I headed to Ocean City, Maryland for a short break. This morning was a dreary morning at the beach. Five blocks to the north or south of us, it looked like it was raining. It wasn't. It was just a hazy morning. I grabbed my camera and we headed down to the beach to check out the surfers.

This is my favorite shot...a wipe out:
















We came back to our room to pack and wouldn't you know it, the sun decided to appear:



I've noticed that I need to be more careful and check the camera settings before I start to fire away. I'm not used to the main camera setting dial being on the left side of the camera. When I pulled it out of my non-camera backpack, the dial moved from P to S or shutter-priority mode. So the above pics were taken in S mode and I know they would have been a bit better in P mode. Lesson learned.

I'll be back with more pictures later....Ciao!