While it may seem a bit frigid and early the year to be thinking about a day out on The Chesapeake Bay we are eagerly planning for a fantastic year. For the first time in our 5 years of Lighthouse tours we are putting into the play a trip into the Southern Chesapeake.
Listed below you will find our initial itinerary draft.
We have had some fantastic dialog with some of our previous passengers about this trip and we welcome feedback from you as well. If the Southern Expedition is of interest to you please contact us at your earliest convenience with your questions or to make your reservation.
Of course we will also be running the full compliment of our other tours, The Tri-Light, The Passage, The Great Circle and the new Great Schooner Race Trip. Should you have interest in one of these trips or wish to purchase a gift certificate we would be happy to help you with that.
Looking forward to a fantastic 2009 Season and wishing you a terrific winter!
Capt. Mike
PRELIMINARY DRAFT SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Chesapeake Lights Lighthouse Tours
Southern Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Expedition
We have had many requests for a tour of the Southern Bay lighthouses and in response to these requests we are in the process of researching the details of “The Southern Expedition”. Initial plans include two 2 day expeditions which will each encompass twelve historic lighthouses/replacement lights and an overnight visit to historic Onancock Virginia. Tentative dates are the first and last weekends of August.
The first day we will travel south on the Western shore to see 5 lights before turning Eastward to arrive in Onancock in the late afternoon.
We will reserve a block of rooms at a local Inn or Motel and passengers will be responsible for making their own reservations at the facility.
The second day we will travel Northward into historic Tangier Sound seeing 7 lights before arriving at Tilghman Island in the late afternoon.
The cost of the Lighthouse portion of the trip will be about $200 per person with a 16 passenger maximum. A 50% deposit will be required and a 30 day cancellation period will be applied. We would like to have all reservations taken by May 15th. We are only running 2 of these trips this season so space is limited.
Please note that while some of the lights are replacements and not the historic structures it seems logical to visit these sites as we will be traveling by them in route. We feel that the value of seeing the system that was put into place by The US Lighthouse Service will add considerably to the overall understanding of the importance of the system to commerce in the late 1800’s. We will also offer detailed narrative on the history and service of the original structures on these sites and offer photos when possible.
TENTATIVE LIGHT LIST
Chesapeake Lights Lighthouse Tours
Southern Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Expedition
We have had many requests for a tour of the Southern Bay lighthouses and in response to these requests we are in the process of researching the details of “The Southern Expedition”. Initial plans include two 2 day expeditions which will each encompass twelve historic lighthouses/replacement lights and an overnight visit to historic Onancock Virginia. Tentative dates are the first and last weekends of August.
The first day we will travel south on the Western shore to see 5 lights before turning Eastward to arrive in Onancock in the late afternoon.
We will reserve a block of rooms at a local Inn or Motel and passengers will be responsible for making their own reservations at the facility.
The second day we will travel Northward into historic Tangier Sound seeing 7 lights before arriving at Tilghman Island in the late afternoon.
The cost of the Lighthouse portion of the trip will be about $200 per person with a 16 passenger maximum. A 50% deposit will be required and a 30 day cancellation period will be applied. We would like to have all reservations taken by May 15th. We are only running 2 of these trips this season so space is limited.
Please note that while some of the lights are replacements and not the historic structures it seems logical to visit these sites as we will be traveling by them in route. We feel that the value of seeing the system that was put into place by The US Lighthouse Service will add considerably to the overall understanding of the importance of the system to commerce in the late 1800’s. We will also offer detailed narrative on the history and service of the original structures on these sites and offer photos when possible.
TENTATIVE LIGHT LIST
Day One
Cove Point
Cedar Point
Point No Point
Point Lookout
Smith Point
Hooper Island
Smith Point
Hooper Island
Day Two
Tangier Sound
Janes Island
Solomons Lump
Sharkfin Shoal
Hooper Straight
Hooper Island
Sharps Island
1 comment:
Sounds like a great trip. I went on two different one day lighthouse trips last summer and enjoyed them both. Thanks for putting together something new. I'm looking forward to it. Sign me up! Carol
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