Trip Report #4 - Nanticoke MD

We arrived in Nanticoke, MD late Sunday afternoon, coming from VA. Carolyn had to go back to Black Mountain, NC after lunch in Emporia, VA so we were minus one sister while visiting Al and Chris in Nanticoke.

A few years ago my sister Christine (Chris) and her husband Al moved to Nanticoke from Alexandria, VA and built a 2-story frame house on a spot overlooking the Nanticoke River where they a beautiful view of the wide river near where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. They have a big lawn between the house and the river and a great place for a picnic table. That night there was the most beautiful sunset; even prettier than those in FL overlooking the Gulf of Mexico! 

We opened the tall windows of their house and the weather was absolutely perfect for our trip. Had to sleep under a blanket - and didn't need air conditioning.


They have their own private beach and on Monday some brave souls ventured out into the river to get the crab baskets. There were several beautiful large blue crabs and one big fish in the two baskets. While there Chris made a delicious crab casserole for dinner one night. Another night we got Judy to make chicken and dumplings and some of her famous biscuits. We ate lots of fruit and veggies also.

Monday afternoon we picked blueberries at a nearby farm and they were so good. I brought some home and made a delicious blueberry cobbler.

We all went to a nearby state park on the Nanticoke River and walked along the sand beach. Five of the six sisters are shown here. Carolyn had gone back home to NC.

Not much going on in this part of the country. The little fishing villages have been there for ages and a few retirees from big cities move here and blend in with the villagers and enjoy the slow pace of living. My brother-in-law Bob was concerned that there were no shopping centers, banks, McDonalds, etc. anywhere in sight. You have to drive to Salisbury 20 miles north to find any of these.

Tuesday morning came around too soon and it was time to say good-bye to Chris and Al and head back to NC (in 2 cars). When we got out of the Chesapeake Tunnel at Virginia Beach, we were only 1 mile from Jim's brother Larry's house so we stopped by for coffee and to wish Larry and Suzi Happy 25th Anniversary. We had seen them the week before in Florence, SC at Katie's graduation.

We arrived back in Greensboro Tuesday afternoon, and it was raining. We were lazy the rest of the evening and went to bed early so we could get an early start home the next morning. Guess what! When Jim went out in the rain to put our luggage in the car, he discovered the battery was dead.... he left his phone charging and for some reason left the ignition turned on and you know the rest of the story. We had to call road service and by the time they got there to charge the battery, it was 7:30 a.m. So we were able to leave at 8 am instead of 6 or 7. It rained hard all the way to Greenville, SC (about 5 hours) and there were so many big trucks on the road.

It cleared up and when we got home to Elba around 6 p.m., it was so hot - in the 90s. Our good weather was over for awhile. Anyway, it's so good to be back home again. Home, Sweet Home!