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This past weekend, Sara, Mason, Ivy, and I met with my siblings and aunts in Ocean City, Maryland to celebrate my mother’s 60th birthday (Happy Birthday, Mom!) As anyone who has been to Ocean City, or other local vacation areas like Rehobeth or Bethany Beaches, can attest, this stretch of the Atlantic has a lot [...]
The Core Team drove down Delmarva for the third annual Hopkins family Columbus Day fishing trip. Much fun was had by all. Our itinerary was similar to that of last year’s trip. Basically, we bounced between fishing and birding. The addition of Mason to the team meant that we also included lots of playing with [...]
So there we were, headed towards the Outer Banks, the barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. Home of the first unfortunate English colony and birthplace of aviation, the Outer Banks is one of the premiere vacation (and birding) spots on the East Coast of the U.S. Too bad a hurricane was in the [...]
The Core Team traveled to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in August 2004 for a family vacation. The Outer Banks are a long way from New York City, so we decided to make our approach in two stages. Our first leg took us to the home of Sara’s Uncle Ed and Aunt Belle on [...]
Our Delmarva Peninsula weekend had just begun, and already half of our group had to leave. Before he hit the road, we dragged Sara’s cousin, Hunter with us to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. While Seth and Will fished from the beach, we would explore this renowned birding spot. After we dropped those two at [...]
Some people may consider 300 miles too far to drive for just a weekend. The Core Team scoffs at such talk. We love the road and, as readers of this blog have probably realized, we spend a lot of time on it. The Core Team traveled to the Delmarva Peninsula in October 2003 to participate [...]