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About & Aerials
If you haven’t spent much time on the Eastern Shore, you probably have a lot of questions. If you click on ABOUT THE EASTERN SHORE, you can learn more by reading some of the pages included there. But there is one basic question you need to answer.
Is the shore for me?
 The Shore isn’t for everyone. Life here is relaxed and the pace is slow. There is no such thing as a quick trip to the store, not because there isn’t a store nearby, but because while you are out, you are likely to run into your neighbors who have plenty of time to gossip. If you go to the same restaurants often, the owner and waitresses will know your name. So will the tellers at the bank, who keep treats for your dogs when you bring them in.
When you get off Route 13 and travel down the country roads, people you don’t even know are going to wave hello to you. Just so you know, the preferred technique is one finger in the air.
Because we are on a narrow peninsula there are really only three main roads---Bayside, Seaside and Route 13. Route 13 goes straight down the middle and looks a lot like the rest of America, with the addition of roadside stands selling country hams, seafood and fireworks.
The two biggest industries are fishing and farming. Driving the backroads you’d swear you were in Kansas. Fields of tomatoes, soybeans, corn, sweet potatoes, cucumbers and even cotton as far as the eye can see. In fact you’re surrounded by water. Wide creeks and small coves are everywhere. And the Atlantic and the Chesapeake are never far away.
It’s rural here. 
If you are a shopaholic who needs daily tours of Bloomingdales or Neiman Marcus, you are out of luck. There isn’t even a Walmart here, although there is one just over the Maryland border. But on those days you really need a shopping fix Virginia Beach is just across the bridge and has all the malls, movies, restaurants, concerts, museums and music you expect in a city. We get a kick out of having lunch on the Atlantic Ocean after our trip to Home Depot.
To view Beautiful Eastern Shore Aerials:
Eastern Shore Aerials
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