From a Flight on Saturday, June 19, 2010...

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The following photos are from a long awaited flight to Tangier Island, Virginia,

near the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.  I have also included some ground photos

to assist in telling the story of the days' flight.

As always, I hope you enjoy the view from above !!!

#1 - White Oaks Country Club golf course
in Newfield, New Jersey

#2 - Aircraft navigation aid (OMNI) at the
Vineland-Downstown Airport in Vineland, NJ

#3 - Crisfield, MD, is known as the
Crab Capital of the World

#4 - Tangier Island, VA

#5 - Tangier Island Airport, VA

#6 - An overview of the The only commerce area
on Tangier Island, VA, as well as the
aircraft parking ramp and runway

#7 - The commerce area (Main street)
on Tangier Island, VA

#8 - The majority of folks travel via Golf Cart
as there are only a handful of cars on the island

#9 - Main street looking north, showing how
narrow the streets really are

#10 - Another view of Main street (looking south)
at Fisherman's Corner restaurant where we had lunch.
The crab cakes were very enjoyable, as they should be,
at a community that makes fishing/crabbing their way of life

#11 - A bustling crowd on Main street.
Most are tourists that arrived by boat,
and only a handful by aircraft

#12 - One of the many advertising signs
found on the way from the airport on
Tangier Island, VA, to Main street

#13 - Ocean City Airport in Maryland

#14 - Ocean City amusement area and inlet, MD

(looking east)

#15 - Looking west at the Ocean City, MD,

amusement area and the mainland

#16 - Jolly Roger Amusement Park
in Ocean City, MD

#17 - An array of condos/hotels
along the Ocean City shoreline, MD

#18 - Construction of a new Route 1 bridge
between the Atlantic Ocean and
Indian River Bay in Bethany Beach, DE

#19 - Rehoboth beach and avenue, DE

#20 - An area in southern
Long Beach Island, NJ

#21 - Colorful beachgoers in
Long Beach Island, NJ

#22 - The boardwalk of Ocean City, NJ

#23 - Water slides and a vast array of red umbrellas
along the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ

#24 - Lucy the Elephant in Margate, NJ

#25 - Wind farm in Atlantic City, NJ

#26 - Atlantic City, NJ, hotels/casinos
(looking north)

#27 - Atlantic City's newest venue,
The Revel Casino/Hotel, still under construction

#28 - Atlantic City's newest venue,

The Revel Casino/Hotel

#29 - Atlantic City's newest venue,
The Revel Casino/Hotel

#30 - The Jersey Shore (looking north)

#31 - Barnegat Lighthouse, adjacent to
the Barnegat Inlet

#32 - A local festival/carnival at a
church in Annandale, NJ

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See you after the next flight...