We went on a brief camping trip to Assateague Island this weekend with our good friend Lawson. After living in Alaska for a year Lawson has just moved to DC driving the whole way (note the number plates which are a great source of pride, and conversation!). Assateague is a sand barrier Island that runs along the coast from MD to VA and is famous for its wild ponies. Along with the ponies we discovered that (along side the native white-tail) they have the japanese Sika deer imported by the scouts (exactly... what the f&*@???) but they are now a great alternative for hunters. We missed spotting the rare fox squirrels but had a lovely walk in the rain today and saw the ponies. The camping was thankfully dry and we had a fire with toasted marshmallows and went to sleep to the sound of sea and horses... lovely!