Today we set off to explore the Eastern Shore. Our first area of exploration was Kent Island. We stopped by the Romancoke Pier where we saw a school of rays! There were also some long fish spooking (trying to eat?) big schools of a smaller fish. We saw a sign for nutria, the invasive rodent, and darned of we didn't see one cross the road as we drove back toward the center of the island! http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bs-md-last-nutria-20111031-story,amp.html
Our next area of exploration was the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge where we saw the above bald eagles nesting! That was very exciting!! The surrounding area was very flat and marshy. We saw a fair number of abandoned houses. The ditches were all filled with water and one can imagine the houses must have had water issues. Additionally, there was just not much around.
We stumbled upon the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park. We had no idea that Harriet Tubman was from that area! It was an informative stop in a well put together visitors center.
Lunch was at a gastropub in Columbia. Now we are heading back to Baltimore to see the Red Sox tonight at Camden Yards.
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