M/V Nearly Perfect: Sept. 12-13, 2017 - Onancock, Tangier Island

We left Cape Charles around 8:00 a.m. for a very nice 4-1/2 hour ride to Onancock. We docked at Onancock Wharf around 2:30 and headed into town. This was our first trip and the town turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment. There were very few stores and the only one that was open was a bakery, where we had a little afternoon snack. Most of the homes date back to the early 1900s and are still very neat in appearance. After a short walk, we returned to the boat for the rest of the day. We left Onancock at 9:00 am Thursday to Tangier Island. Mary Jane wanted to visit a quaint city and this was it. Everyone on the island is descended from about 8 different families. Most of the people have lived here all their lives and they speak an Elizabethan English which sometimes is hard to understand. This is one of the last true working watermen communities on the bay. The island is 3 miles long and 3 miles wide. We docked at Parks Marina and walked into town to find the golf cart ladies who will take you on a tour of the town. After the tour (which didn't take long), she dropped us off at Hilda Crockett's Chesapeake House for an all-you-can-eat family style meal which was delicious. After that, we waddled through some souvenir shops and then back to the boat. When we got back, another Hatteras had docked beside us. We had seen them the day before at Onancock. George, the owner, and Maureen and Bob, friends and crew, came over for some docktails later on. After that, a fisherman walked the dock selling fresh oysters. George bought a dozen and Maureen came out and also bought a dozen. The guy sat on the dock and shucked them. George said they were delicious.