TILGHMAN ISLAND, MD

After yesterday's disappointment on NOT sailing on the Kalmar Nyckel, we drove down to Tilghman Island to see what goes on there.  Apparently, nothing.  It is a sleepy little fishing village with a few B & B's and some restaurants thrown in for good measure.  Located 4 miles past St. Michael's, Tilghman is a great place for quiet.  We drove to the end of the island to Walnut Point and it was open seas as wide as far as the eye could see.  The Chesapeake and the Choptank River come together at the Point.  It was a beautiful spot.  A couple of guys bought the 58 acres on the Point and opened a B & B and a bird sanctuary.  We didn't see any birds, but they say there are osprey there now.  We saw deer all over the island, too.

WALNUT POINT

Lunch was at The Bridge Restaurant just over the Knapps Narrow drawbridge.  We sat on the water and had the best crab cake sandwich I've ever had.  No filler...just crab lumps.  And the flavor was incredible.  The waitress took great pride in the crabmeat.  She said it was her family's crabmeat.  They are crabbers.  I'd love to spend a day doing that sometime.  I'm going to look into finding a crabber who takes people out crabbing.  There's got to be someone out there who does that.  The waitress offered to take me chicken neckin', where you get a chicken neck, tie it to some string and just drop it in the water.  She claims it really works.  She invited another waitress to go out with us.  So I might just go chicken neckin' with the girls.  The people on Tilghman are the best!

KNAPPS NARROW