Onley, VA

Before leaving our B&B we found out that our hostess, Sandy Ward grew up in Falls Church several houses away from Jeff’s home.  While she left the area before Jeff arrived, Jeff remembered her mother.  Also, Sandy and her husband Chris had lived with Mrs. Ward for a short time in the 1970s.  Small world...

We had a short bike ride from our B&B to where our chartered boat picked us up for the ride to the Eastern Shore.  Along the way, we had a several hour layover on Tangier Island.  On our bicycles we got to tour the island (several times) before having a light lunch.  While we both would have enjoyed seafood, we thought of how rough the first part of our ride was and didn’t want to embarrass ourselves by getting sick.  Yes, the Bay was choppy and we bounced around quite a bit.

The boat is owned and operated by Mark Crockett. During our tour we saw the name Crockett on historic homes, street names, and on grave stones.  When we got back on the boat for our last leg we asked Mark if he is related to the island’s Crocketts.   Mark was born on the island and has lived there all his 55 years.  He is a fifth generation Crockett and plans to stay on the island until it sinks into the bay.

After arriving in Onancock, VA we dropped our bags off at the hotel in Onley before doing some touring of Onancock and country side.  During which we got a glimpse of the area’s history as can be seen by the photo of a house dating to 1663.

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