July 11-12, 2005 - Tangier Island
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After 24 years of marriage, Lynnette has agreed to fly with me. The
lure: a trip to Tangier Island and overnight in a Bed and Breakfast. |
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Crisfield Airport (W41), the last stop before going feet wet to Tangier
Island. I've been here a couple of times before. A nice
airport with both paved and turf runways.
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The seaport town of Crisfield, crabcake capitol of the world. Most
people travel to/from Tangier Island via boat from this port. |
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It's about 14 miles over water to Tangier Island. Visibility was
poor today, about 7 miles. Lynnette liked the smooth air over the
water.
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| Tangier Island. Most of the
habitable area is along three ridges, which go from left to right. The
center ridge is "Main Street." The runway was surprisingly long and
wide, although it has weeds growing through cracks. I think a
significant number of their tourism business arrives via air.
Tangier Island is a working island of 600 people. But they do have
three Bed & Breakfasts', some restaurants, gift stores and an ice cream
parlor. It's a nice place to spend a day or a weekend. It's
small enough that you can cover the entire island via foot, or you can rent
bikes or golf carts. |
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| A good view of two of the three
ridges. |
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Safe on deck. |
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The Terminal. There was a $5 landing fee and $5 overnight fee.
An airport attendant called our Bed and Breakfast who picked us up in a
golf cart. There are a few cars on the island but most of the 600
inhabitants travel around via golf carts.
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The waterfront area. Fishing and tourism are the two main components
of their economy. The fishing is slowly dying out, however. |
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The white building on the left is the school, grades K through 12.
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| The Hilda Crockett Bed & Breakfast
where we stayed. |
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| The timer function on my new
digital camera works great! |
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Loading up the trusty Citabria for the flight home. Unfortunately
visibility today will be even worse than yesterday, about five miles. |
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A final view of the island from the North.
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We flew up the Chesapeake Bay on the way home to take advantage of the
smooth air. Passing Kent Island on our right, we flew near Kentmorr
Airport, a small airport community strip. |
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| The Bay Bridge. |
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| All in all, a very nice trip.
I'd recommend a visit to Tangier Island if you havn't been. It's
different and interesting. |
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