Month: March 2013

Assateague Island National Seashore

March 2, 2013 by Pam Kane · Leave a Comment 

Have you been thinking about vacation time? I know I have and one of my favorite places to go has always been Assateague Island at the tip of the Maryland coast line. My husband and I used to go there when we were young and poor because it was a national park and the fees were low or at least lower than some of the other places we could stay on vacation. We started out tent camping. He and I and our two young boys. In the days before computers you had to call for reservations or just take your chances (we usually did) and show up because there was usually someplace to stay if you didn’t mind walking into the campsite. (For this reason we REALLY appreciated when the boys got older – they could carry the camping gear!) We made lots of wonderful memories at Assateague, watching the kids play in the surf  on what is basically a private beach because only the people camping can use it or being awakened by a wild pony in the  middle of the night who is just passing through. Ah the... [Read more...]