Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island

Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island

I read Misty of Chincotegue when I was a young girl and remember being entranced with the romantic notion of wild horses on Chincoteague Island. So when we were looking for another nearby weekend getaway, Chincotegue (Shaynk-a-tig, as the locals pronounce it) Island seemed like a wonderful destination.

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There to Here – The Pros & Cons of Chartering

There to Here – The Pros & Cons of Chartering

Chartering was perfect for this period of our lives. There was no cleaning, maintenance or repairs to worry about. Something wrong? Just call the charter company to fix it … immediately … and it went on the owner's tab, not ours. We had the best of both worlds. Though we only chartered in the Carib and Florida because of our time constraints, there are bareboat chartering opportunities available worldwide … Asia, the Med, the South Pacific … you name it, if there's water and fine sailing, there's probably a way to charter a boat.

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