Even though it rained on us the minute we crossed the bay bridge and tunnel, who builds a bridge that goes under water?, we loved the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is totally different than Puget Sound. Puget sound is deep. The average depth of the Chesapeake Bay is 21 feet. Twenty-five percent of it is less than six feet deep. It has fresh water, salt water and a lot of brackish water between the two. The tidelands, creeks, marshes, and waterways weave in and around each other in a complicated dance. They are beautiful even in the rain. I suspect the sun would only add to the beauty.
The major flyways for migrating birds come together and work their way down the peninsula. The waters are, or at least were, one of the richest feeding grounds in the world. The waters are filled with Oysters, crabs, and fish. The skies are full of birds.
We spent an afternoon at the Black Water Refuge, but you could spend a summer exploring it and it is just one hundreds of spots. We drove from spot to spot, exclaiming oohs and ahhsss, just like a couple of silly tourists.
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