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Sunday, October 31, 2021

On the Road ...

Since my husband can no longer drive, I am the only driver - no matter where we go.  I don’t mind driving generally, but when someone else is doing the driving, it is a real treat to sit in the passenger seat.  

My sister volunteered to drive so that I could knit on the trip.  I didn’t knit a stitch. Just ran my mouth the whole way, and it was lovely.


Although I have driven to Ocean City many times, I have always taken the most common route - Route 50 to Route 90!  It takes you through several local Eastern Shore towns - like Easton and Cambridge and Salisbury.  None of them are particularly scenic - just groupings of every day communities with the store fronts providing the day-to-day residential needs and stop lights.

But this time we followed a more easterly route to the shore that took us through a lot of farm lands. Route 404 is less congested with fewer cops monitoring out-of-towners. 

When it was time for a stop - a charming farm store attached to an orchard popped up just like we had ordered it.

 

  






Besides the fruit and vegetables they had some specialty vinegar and olive oils, like white balsamic peach flavored vinegar and garlic olive oil.  Using their selection of bottles, we got both of those. 


They also had wonderful bakery items and sandwiches - made to order.  We decided this was great place to stop and have lunch.

When we left - we carried with us about 5 different desserts to share at the ocean and dog cookies.  Since we would only be 3 on this visit, we may have over-did-it on the desserts.


Before you knew it we had reached the condo - The Phoenix - owned by my cousin.  One of the big advantages of this condo is that it was built before the time when Ocean City regulated just how close to the sand dunes you could build!  As a result the building is built further out near the sand dune by a number of yards.  


And it is built right beside access to the beach. 
The balcony for the condo is on the right. Perfect view.


Perfect view for this!  Hello, beautiful!


And because it juts out being an original building, this is the view to the left off the balcony.  Unobstructed view of the dunes on the deck. 


The weather was beautiful - but, truthfully, there is no such thing as a bad day at the beach. 

Next up: The View ...


10 comments:

Michelle said...

Oh Elaine, it sounds PERFECT.

Leftycrafter said...

That little orchard stand looks like a lot of fun. I would have over purchased items too. Your views are just gorgeous. Enjoy your stay.

Leigh said...

The "back" roads are always more interesting and fun! Looks like you've got a beautiful spot to stay too. Not crowded this time of year - a huge plus.

Cynthia said...

We always take the Blue Highways when we travel. Takes longer to get there but at our age, it’s all in the journey anyway. What a fun spot you found to have lunch. I have a feeling your next photo will be of you knitting and looking out at the ocean from that balcony. Have FUN!

Linda said...

I am so enjoying seeing the beach trip through your eyes. Never enough of the beach!!!

happyone said...

Sounds like a wonderful trip. I like taking the roads less traveled too. How nice to be so close to the beach and that you didn't have to drive. :)

Marie Smith said...

That was a wonderful excursion. Thanks for taking us along! Being the passenger is always preferable in my book.

Lynne said...

Nice . . .
Perfect setting, view, beach . . .

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

This reminded me of our time on the VA Eastern Shore as the towns you mentioned passing through were all familiar to us. We only visited Ocean City and never spent more than a day there. Looks like you are set for a lovely time away.

A :-) said...

I'm behind! A chance to be at the shore is truly a gift!!