Archive for: July, 2011

Recipe: Granddaddy’s Gazpacho – A Taste of Seville

Recipe: Granddaddy’s Gazpacho – A Taste of Seville

  It’s July and tomatoes are being harvested from gardens everywhere.  Gazpacho, the simple tomato based soup served cold, is a popular summer dish which originated in southern Spain.  It’s now served worldwide with variations that range from having a melon base to adding ingredients that make lovers of hot...

 
 

Old Salty’s – Crab Cakes and Ghosts on Hoopers Island

Old Salty's Restaurant - said to be haunted - Hoopers Island, MD

  Old Salty’s is a popular destination restaurant in lower Dorchester County housed in a renovated old school building. I didn’t know it was rumored to be haunted until I ran into an employee at an event in Cambridge. The employee said it was haunted and that he’d had a...

 
 

Haunted Paddle near Blackwater – Travel Hag Kayak Adventure

Red Winged Blackbird on the Transquaking River

  The Travel Hags will meet on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Drawbridge Road Crossing of the Transquaking River near Cambridge, MD. From there, outfitters from Blackwater Paddle and Peddle will launch fifteen to twenty women (and maybe a few men) in kayaks down the Transquaking River for a...

 
 

The Outer Banks – What’s the Magnetic Draw?

Connor at beach near Hatteras Pier - OBX

  On the last morning of our Outer Banks camping trip, I asked our 9 year old grandson what he liked best about the Outer Banks. He thought a minute and said, “You can’t get enough of it.” After probing deeper and discussing the subject around a breakfast of watermelon...

 
 

Transquaking River Paddle – What NOT to do on a Kayaking Trip

The Transquaking River

We have a Travel Hag Adventure planned for July 23rd to paddle the Transquaking River in Lower Dorchester County near Blackwater Wildlife Refuge.  A canal has been cut to connect two sections of the river making a five mile loop convenient for paddlers.  Since we have a few beginners on...

 
 

Travel Hag Campout at Janes Island – Great Success Despite the Storm

Travel Hags land on the beach at Janes Island

On a hot, sunny weekend in June, travel hags from Maryland and Delaware came together for a weekend of fun camping out in Janes Island State Park in Crisifeld, Maryland. We hitched up the r-pod camper to go the few short miles to Janes Island which is located at the...

 
 
 
 
 

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