We spent a couple of nights over Memorial Day Weekend camping on a rural AirBnB property just south of Cambridge, MD. My main objective was astrophotography. However, being so close to brackish tidal water and forests also meant that it would be a great opportunity to for some kayaking and nature viewing.
For the astrophotography details, see the other blog.
On Sunday morning Hans was up early taking pictures of all the wildlife around us. When I awoke we had a simple breakfast and a bunch of coffee.
The visitors center for the wildlife refuge is a pretty nice and large building with lots of exhibits. I picked up a couple of free maps and we drove to the main boat launch, deciding to paddle on the river side of the refuge. We saw a fair number of bald eagles and eagle nests along our three-mile paddle. After kayaking into the river current and headwind, our return trip was fairly quick.
We made one more stop in the refuge to go on a pretty short hike along a nice and flat loop trail. Unfortunately we didn't see much nature (apart from a skittish rat snake) but at least the air was cool and we were in the shade.
For dinner we went back into town and had a very nice time at a waterfront restaurant. In the evening clouds rolled in so I kept the astrophotography stuff in the car and we went to sleep at a normal hour. On Monday we drove home.