Assateague and Chincoteague Islands in Virginia
Back in early July we had the opportunity to visit Assateague Island and Chincoteague Island in the beautiful state of Virginia. Both of these islands are barrier islands along the north eastern coast of the state. If you ask me, they are the prettiest coastal areas in Virginia.
Assateague Island is shared by both the state of Maryland and Virginia, with the northern portion of the island belonging to Maryland and the southern portion belong to VA. It’s also home to the wild ponies (wild horses) who are free to roam around the island.
This is a protected island and there are no motels, hotels, homes or businesses on it. On the southern tip of the island you’ll find the famous Assateague Lighthouse. You can be lazy on the beach, swim on the ocean, go fishing, hiking, enjoy some birdwatching, etc. here. It’s a gorgeous, un-touched by development place!
Chincoteague Island is where you want to go if you’re looking to stay overnight. You’ll find hotels, motels, bed & breakfast inns, campgrounds, etc. here. You’ll also find restaurants, mini golf, museums, stores to go shopping in, ice cream parlors, etc. You won’t find a boardwalk in this seaside community.
On this island you can laze around on the beach & go swimming, hike some nature trails, walk the beach, go fishing, jet skiing, crabbing & clamming, boating, go bike riding, kite flying, etc. Just about anything that you want to do on a fabulous beach vacation.
We spent a wonderful 5 days and 4 nights exploring both islands and trust me, we are definitely going back again next year. There is so much to see & do here and we only got to experience a small portion of it.
Today I’m sharing four photos that we took while we were there. Sorry they’re not fantastic photos, but any time I’m near water, I use my cheaper camera and not my $800 professional one. (I dropped an expensive camera in the ocean last year, now I’m afraid to take my new professional camera any where near water!).
I hope you all have been enjoying the wide variety of travel posts & travel features that I’ve been bringing to you for the past year. I’ve been trying to show you all of the beautiful travel destinations and things you can see & do up and down the east coast of our fantastic country!
