Onancock and Tangier Island
Wednesday May, 17-Friday May 20
We FINALLY left Deltaville, cruised 37 miles across the Chesapeake bay and arrived at Onancock at 2:30. When we were in the bay last summer, there were 3 places that we missed visiting- Onancock, Tangier Island and Cape Charles. We were too far north to see Cape Charles, but right across the bay from Onancock. There isn’t much to the town of Onancock but we found the people to be wonderful! T. Lee, the town council’s waterfront representative came down to the marina and loaned us his truck so Becky could go to a store and get a brace for her thumb. The Assistant dock master, Deb, was helpful is so many wonderful ways. Becky needed a certain kind of cheese for a meal that she was cooking for us and since all the local shops were closed, Deb called the local restaurant, The Blarney Stone, and the owner brought it down to our boat and wouldn’t let us pay her for it. We had a really nice time in Onancock riding bikes, eating ice cream, attending a concert in the neighborhood park, shopped at the local “downtown” stores and took a ferry to Tangier Island.
Pam and John getting ready for our bike ride
Pam, Tom and Colletta enjoying Ice cream at a local ice cream parlor.
3 piece band in the band shell in the park.
Tom and Colletta dancing to the music in the park.
There are only 3 ways to get to Tangier Island. By ferry, by taking your own boat, or by flying in on a SMALL airplane. We chose the ferry that picks people up right at the marina. The ride over is about one hour and 15 minutes. 
John helping captain Mark Crockett.
Captain Crockett was born and raised on Tangier Island and has been a waterman for 35 years. He was very informative about Tangier and the water way around it.
Pam having a discussion with Captain Mark before we leave .
Tangier Island has a population of about 700 people.
Most of the people that settled on the island were from South West England and you can still hear an accent in some of the residence today. The only transportation on the island is golf cart, bikes, some scooters and walking. There is one school on the island for all grades. They say that the island is shrinking into the bay and there is a risk of it one day not existing. We were glad that we didn’t take our boats here. The marina is quite old and not really capable to catering to our big boats.
The boys with Milton Parks, owner and dock master of the Park’s Marina.
Great crab cake meal at Fisherman’s Corner.
The Boys with Captain Mark.