breakfasting with an eagle
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 2/24/08
Whenever we weekend on the Eastern Shore we always stay at the Island Motor Inn Resort on picturesque Chincoteague. The drive off Rte13 to the causway is easy, the front desk and resturant staff friendly and informative, and the views over the waterway after a long day in the car are breathtakingly peaceful and wonderful, especially at sunset.
As antique dealers, Doug and I weekend a lot, so I aways pack Yankee candles, cut glass old-fashioneds for savoring our favorite Teachers scotch and a boombox for relaxing to Elgar, Debussy or Ravel.
But we particularly still reminisce about the special Sunday morning last March, when we watched a beautiful bald eagle in the mud flats directly below our balcony enjoying his breakfast just as we were enjoying ours. He sat there for at lease 15 minutes, tearing away at his fish while we enjoyed our more traditional bacon, eggs, orange juice and coffee and watched him through the binoculars we always keep in the car. Wow! What an unforgettable moment for card-carrying birdwatchers like us.
Kudoos to the Island Motor Inn Resort. We're really looking forward to going back.
Irene Spangler.