While we were in Delaware, it got cold! We’ve been living this camping (or, more accurately, glamping) life for about 16 months now, so we aren’t outside building campfires every night (or even all that much at all, anymore). But plenty of other campers were out around their fires in 27-degree weather. We were inside, heat cranked, under blankets, watching movies!
We stayed at Trap Pond State Park, which was really pretty. We were right on the pond, and sunsets were gorgeous.
It was a nice place for walking dogs, watching geese, and looking at more fall leaves (I know I should be over that by now, but I’m not).
We also took a drive to Fenwick Island, and since it was off-season, the dogs got to enjoy walking on the beach. If Scout had a profile on social media or a dog dating site, it would read ‘Enjoys long walks on the beach.’ She was in her happy place. The girls couldn’t care less if it was too frigid to get in the ocean waters, as their latest beach hobby is shell searching. We have collected way too many shells for people who live in a three-room camper!
After a few days, we moved down the road to Maryland. Our drive was a mere hour to get from our Delaware site to our Newark, MD spot. We were very close to Ocean City, which comes to a bit of a halt this time of year. It’s a tourist town, so many businesses close up shop; but we got some outlet shopping in, and the girls were happy that a Sweet Frog (frozen yogurt shop) was open.
Also, the wild horses of Assateague Island don’t care if it’s off season. They’re still doing their thing! We headed out that way, visited the visitor center, and went on a search to find some horses.
Assateague Island National Seashore is a protected area, partially in Maryland and partially in Virginia. Though there isn’t any documentation of how these horses came to live on Assateague, some believe a Spanish ship transporting horses wrecked and surviving animals made their way ashore. The horses there now would be descendants of those shipwrecked horses.
They were easy to locate: in parking lots, roadside, in the dunes. They were mostly grazing, and we were lucky to see a foal nursing. They were fun to watch, and they don’t seem to mind people as long as they give them their space (which we are required to do, as it is their home – and we are visitors).
Aside from the beautiful horses, there were also nice trails with boardwalks over marsh. We took in the beach side, as well as the bay. All very pretty.
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