JoAnne and Kevin's Southern Road Trip
According to folklore, descendants of today's wild ponies of Assateague swam to the island from the shipwreck of a Spanish galleon back in the 17th Century. Today, they provide one of the most unique nature viewing opportunities in the United States, Every July, the Virginia herd of about 200 ponies is rounded up to swim over to Chincoteague Island, where all but 10 of the 50 or 60 newborns are auctioned off to the throng of onlookers. The rest of the year, one of the best ways to see the ponies is on a boat tour, which we did today at sunset. They did not disappoint ...
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April 3 - Descendants from a Spanish Galleon
April 03, 2018
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Chincoteague, VA
According to folklore, descendants of today's wild ponies of Assateague swam to the island from the shipwreck of a Spanish galleon back in the 17th Century. Today, they provide one of the most unique nature viewing opportunities in the United States, Every July, the Virginia herd of about 200 ponies is rounded up to swim over to Chincoteague Island, where all but 10 of the 50 or 60 newborns are auctioned off to the throng of onlookers. The rest of the year, one of the best ways to see the ponies is on a boat tour, which we did today at sunset. They did not disappoint ...
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Southern Road Trip - The Plan
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April 1 - A Visit with an Old Friend
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April 2 - Cherry Blossoms and Another Old Friend
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April 3 - Descendants from a Spanish Galleon
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April 4- Deluge on the Outer Banks
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April 5 - Blues Skies over Kitty Hawk
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April 6 - Lighthouses and Sand Dunes
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April 7 - Southern Charm
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April 8 - Gone With The Wind
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April 9 - Life on the Plantation
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April 10 - The Bird Girl
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April 11 - Warmth At Last
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April 12 - The Big Garden & The Big Easy
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April 13 - The Big Festival
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April 14 - The Big Washout
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April 15 - The Mississippi River
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April 16 - Walking In Memphis
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April 17 - Graceland
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April 18 - The Lorraine Motel
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April 19 - Music City
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April 20 - Eastern Tennessee
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April 21 - The Great Smokies
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April 22 - The Biltmore
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April 23 - Blue Ridge Parkway
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April 24 - Luray Caverns
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April 25 - Shenandoah National Park
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April 26 - The End of the Road
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