Every Girl Wants a Pony

On our way home from a family trip we spontaneously detoured to Chincoteague Island, we’d heard about the park, its wild ponies, and couldn’t resist.

Chincoteague Island is in VA, this island is home to a vibrant community with breathtaking natural surroundings including a pristine coast, estuary, and a nature center. In our limited time there, my family and I saw numerous wildlife together with various bird species, and a wild herd of Chincoteague ponies. Until now, I haven’t had the privilege to see ponies in a natural setting but this experience just made me want to go back. If I can take the liberty to romanticize the island a bit, I’d describe it thusly, the air seems cleaner, and the grasslands blanket the island, this prairie only pauses to make way for estuaries and breaks up into the sea.

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  Estuary of Chincoteague Island

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  Ponies at Chincoteague Island

The town itself was clean and patriotic, the people seemed nice overall, I noticed there were flags honoring different soldiers and marines, and it was a touching dedication to our service members.

We intend to return to the island another year for a more well planned trip, to spend time enjoying all the area has to offer.

See the link below for more information on Chincoteague Island:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Chincoteague/visit/plan_your_visit.html

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