June 22, 2019 - Accomack - Eastern Shore

Mugsy and I were going flying on this beautiful Saturday, but where to go?  I remembered seeing somewhere that Accomack now has a courtesy car.  I have never been to Accomack Airport in the RV because there is nothing at the airport and the RV has such long legs I haven't had to stop there for fuel.  But the courtesy car opens up new possibilities.  Plus Mugsy knows the area from his sailboat activities and knows where to go.  So we are off!

First I stopped at Martin State airport to get fuel.
   

Then I landed at Easton Airport to meet up with Mugsy.  Soon we were winging our way east to Maginnis Field, which is a privately owned grass strip and a small airport community.

Maginnis Field is visible down below.
   
Parked on the grass ramp at Magnnis.  A friend of ours, Karl, lives in that house across the runway and that's his hangar.  Living the dream!
   
Very nice airfield.
   
The pool not quite yet ready for use.
   
 
   
We departed Maginnis Field and headed south down the Delmarva peninsula to Accomack.  There are some good low-flying opportunites along the way as you can see.
   
 
   
This little house has about 330 degrees of waterfront!
   
On downwind for Runway Three.  Nice little crosswind but nothing to worry about.
   
Back-taxiing at Accomack County Airport (KMFV) in Melfa, Virginia.   I haven't landed here since I flew the Citabria.
   
Accomack has a very nice terminal building and a self-service fuel pump.
   
Accomack did, it turns out, have a courtesy car.  Soon Mugsy and I were heading north up Highway 13 to the little town of Onancock.   Mugsy knows this town because, despite being inland, it is accessible by boats via a river off the Chesapeake Bay.  In fact, it is a very nice little port.  We had a delicious lunch at a little place, then walked around the town.  Near the docks you can rent kayaks at this place.
   
Mugsy leading the way through Onancock.
   
The view from the dock at Onancock.
   
Eastern Shore art.
   

A friend of ours, Gordon C. owns this little art shop in the town.  He also owns his own grass airfield 13 miles or so south of Accomack.  This art are beautiful pictures he has taken of the Delmarva peninsula from the air in his ultralight.

Mugsy enjoying an Expresso surrounded by aviation art.
   
Back at Accomack airport, a tired old A-4 Skyhawk sits outside the terminal building.  I wonder what stories this airplane could tell?
   
Looking down at Gordon C.'s airfield.  He used to have well-attended Soup on Sunday fly-in's a few years ago that were a lot of fun.
   
Not done with today's flying adventure, Mugsy and I continued south along the west side of the Delmarva peninsula.  It's getting pretty thin here -- you can see the barrier islands and the Atlantic Ocean on the other side.
   
Passing by some artificial barriers made out of sunken ships.
   
Mugsy taking a close look at something on the beach.
   
This is the end.  Approaching Cape Charles.
   
Mugsy turning north to go back up the east side.  The Atlantic Ocean is straight ahead.
   
Noiw heading northeast up the deserted Barrier Islands.
   
One of my favorite places to fly.
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
The boaters have discovered this big sand bar.
   

I left the Barrier  Islands and turned inland to avoid the Wallops Island restricted airspace (they launch rockets there).  Mugsy had had enough fun and RTBed (returned to base).  But I didn't want the fun to end so I continued northeast.  Here I am returning to the beach on the north side of the Wallops Island restricted airspace.
   
About to fly north along Assateague Island with Chincoteque Bay on the left.
   
Now I'm over the area where vehicles are allowed on the beach.
   
And then the public beach area where many people can be seen on the beach.
   
Ocean City dead ahead.
   
Wow, look at that parking lot.  Ocean City is packed!
   
Cruising up the Ocean City beach.
   
The big Jolly Rogers waterpark where we used to take the kids.  I don't know if I could handle the stairs up to the waterslides anymore though.
   
Big party at Secrets!
   
More than half of an old mall is torn down.
   
Approaching the north end of Ocean City.
   
Montego Bay
   
 
   
I used to take the kids to that little waterpark when they were little.
   
Looking south at Ocean City on a gorgeous day.
   
Following the road out of Ocean City that we would take.
   
I stopped at Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) -- although it used to be known as Georgetown -- for gas.   Here I'm parked next to some big iron.
   
The Georgetown terminal which includes FBO and restaurant.
   
I stopped to have a little fun on the Chester River.
   
Status update on the huge mansion being built on the Chester River.  What a beautiful estate this will be!
   
Bright green colors along the Chester River.
   
Back at Essex Skypark, the old Yankee slowly deteriorates.  Before this Yankee showed up, there was another Yankee in the same spot that sat here for many years.  Some guys tried to restore it but gave up after a few hundred hours of effort.  You can buy an airworthy Yankee for less than the cost of restoring one like this.  And if you are going to put in thousands of hours, why not do it building one of the modern kitplanes that will run rings around a Yankee?  This plane will never fly again.
   
The ham radio folks are set up for one of their radio weekends.
   
 
   
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