I took a two hour cruise around the waterways of Chincoteague Island and Assateague Island today with Chincoteague Cruises and Nature Tours. It was a lovely day for a cruise, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Unfortunately we didn’t find any dolphins, but we did see some birds, Chincoteague ponies, horseshoe crabs, and jellyfish. We saw lots and lots of jellyfish in fact, such that I would never swim in the area where we cruised. The area is just beautiful, and the beauty becomes more clear when you can get away from all the tourists.
Assateague Island
Chincoteague Ponies with Cattle Egrets sitting on top of them
Chincoteague Ponies
Assateague Island Lighthouse
Jellyfish
Female and male horseshoe crabs
Female horseshoe crab
Dead horseshoe crab
NASA Wallops launchpad