Stockton Rest Day and Assateague Visit

It turns out that I picked a good day to not bike, as it was very cold and a threat of snow when Wilfried headed off in the morning.  I wish him the best of luck as he completes his trip around the world, http://travellingwithoutemissions.blogspot.com/  After a sleep interspersed with cute chick noises, I had breakfast and Thomas and I headed off towards Assateague Island National Seashore.  We passed Wilfried on the road and I was amazed by his perseverance in such strong, cold winds.  It was certainly chilly when we got out of the car at Assateague, but it was beautiful and we were greeted at close proximity by two energetic horses as we arrived over the island bridge as well as some groups that I got to see further off in the marsh as we toured around a bit. I didn't get a ton of pictures of the horses themselves as I was too busy gawking, but I did take some before we bundled back into the car with the dogs to run some errands and head back to Thomas'.  I really enjoyed being shown around and Thomas was happy to answer my zillions of questions about the region.

Mr Benjamin

Small blogs=ponies...I was too excited to take any proper photos

It started snowing as we drove back to Thomas's.  Certainly a good day for non-biking.  Didn't stick, but some large flakes were to be seen by my standards

When we got back to the house, I had some lunch and enjoyed a quiet afternoon of reading, napping, computer-ing, and just recharging a bit in solitude (with my roommates, of course).  With a warm house, cats and dogs to cuddle with, and it attempting to snow outside, it was great to enjoy a nice cup of tea as I pondered future cycling routes. 

My roommates, some week-old chickens

My lovely warmshowers host in Stockton with Nancy.  Thanks for a great stay, Thomas!