By Janine Breyel The Sun, the Moon and the Stars – Ocracoke Island, North Carolina A trip to Ocracoke Island, like other things of value, requires some effort.  From the DC area it is a little more than a four hour drive to reach the beginning of the Outer Banks in North Carolina (I-64 to […]

By Bob Tagert Fairy Houses, Gnome Homes & More Annmarie Sculpture Garden – Solomons, Maryland After two months of home confinement, the world is getting a little brighter and if you think the time to get away is at hand, this is a great spring/summer destination. Just like in Alexandria, there are still limited openings […]

By Bob Tagert and Lani Gering North, South, East or West & All Points In Between This whole virus thing has really “put a cog in the wheel” of our daily lives for the most part. It hasn’t, however, prevented us from getting in our vehicle and taking a *drive. We are fortunate enough to […]

By Bob Tagert Get Out and Take a Drive In these uncertain times when we don’t know what the rules are next week, we thought it a good idea and take a drive just to get out of the house. Make no mistake about it…I strongly support the idea of social distancing and that is […]

By Bob Tagert Famous for the Oysters and not the Oscars! Hollywood, Maryland This month we decided to go south to Hollywood, Maryland in St. Mary’s County – it is a straight shot down Rte 5 to 235 from the Beltway. Just follow the signs to St. Mary’s. It was named in 1867, when a […]

By Bob Tagert Wintertime at the Beach For those of us who grew up in this area, summers always meant a trip to the Atlantic Ocean. Back in the mid-sixties we all went to Ocean City, Maryland. The ocean was always something you could depend on. It never changed and was always consistent…always waiting for […]

By Bob Tagert As is our custom for our January road trip we do a recap of our adventures in 2019. Obviously I can’t write about January 2019 because that was a recap of 2018, so we will start with February: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The drive is only about 2 1/2 hours and takes you […]

By Bob Tagert The Shenandoah Valley and Muse Vineyards and Winery This month we decided to return to the Shenandoah Valley and make the beautiful Muse Vineyard and Winery as our goal. For the past two years we have written about our friends, The Eastport Oysters Boys, a band of locals from Annapolis and Eastport, […]

By Bob Tagert Annapolis, Maryland and the Wednesday Night Races I have sailed into Annapolis Harbor for many years, mostly on my sailboat but also on others including the 125 foot Schooner Alexandria. The sight of the U.S. Naval Academy has never failed to impress me as well as the sheer number of sailboats on […]