Well, we finally made it to Tangier Island. A great place to visit in a
plane - I'm not sure I'd want to take the ferry there unless I had some
real business out there.

It's just a dry spot in the middle of the estuary that's big enough for
a small town. I guess it's been inhabited since the 17th Century and
I'm sure some people can trace their family history back a looooonnng
way. As all the blurbs say, they have their own accent or perhaps dialect.

The main streets (2) are wide enough for 1 car but it's hard to find
any. It's golf carts and bicycles. Every third house (small) seems to
have a family graveyard out front. If you follow any alley 50 yards,
you are in the marshes. The people are friendly but they know you are
just visiting. There are a few small B&Bs scattered around, a few
restaurants too. All small, homey and full of crab.

A very enjoyable day trip with no prep or expectations. We took a young
cousin out, landed, rode around on the airport bikes and then, the best
part, took a few circles in the air to fully appreciate just how small
and remote this place is (for the east coast anyway).

The only surprise was the cashier at the restaurant telling us we were
the first pilots in that weekend!! Then she said, "normally we get up
to 1 hundred". First, 100 air visitors would tip the place over.
Second, I couldn't thing of anything that would have kept pilots out
yesterday (Father's day).

Do any of you visit the island when there are more than a half dozen
planes visiting?