donna-sue and martin's amazing adventure (aka: ds & m see America)

I ❤️ Assateague Island  How to begin.   I could start with the facts. Assateague and Chincoteague are barrier islands off the coast of Maryland and Virginia. Assateague is 37 miles long and approximately 1.5 miles wide at it's widest point offering both ocean and bay, eastern and western facing water views.  It has a variety of wildlife including wild horses, which shall henceforth be referred to as ponies. "Just the facts ma'am, nothing but the facts."   Sorry, this is not really my style. 🤷   Or, I could start with my childhood again and my passion for reading and active imagination. How I read a book called "Misty of Chincoteague" and fell in love. I could identify with so many aspects of the children's lives, but could only dream about a marshy landscape, living on an island (sigh) and a round-up, pony swim and auction where even a girl might be able to have a foal, raise it and ride it. The book was so popular the author, Marguerite Hen

hot hazy and humid I mean, haberdasheries, habitants, and history. What did you think I meant???🤭 The weather was beastly. So hot and humid I could hardly function at first. Then gradually the old tricks came back, sort of like riding a bike. After all, I've lived in Tennessee and the DC area. And I survived. I may not love hot weather, I may not even like it, but I can live through it! Those skills of walking slowly (really more of an amble and certainly, no walking with intent 😱), of pausing in the shade to catch your breath, looking around taking in the sights (while thinking if I wait here a bit longer, I might be able to make it to that next patch of shade) and drinking some water, lemonade or ice tea every chance you get. Stopping and going into a building, whether you're interested or need to or not, just because it  has air conditioning.   Taking long breaks and lunches. And finally taking what you would normally accomplish in a day or afternoon, dividing by about fou