Exploring St. George Island & Piney Point, Maryland
So, I thought I’d give you an idea of the surrounding area where we’re staying in case you’re looking for a hotel with water views, in this area.
To see how we got here, I went back and added a map of our route to my previous post here: map/post
Our hotel is the Island Inn & Suites on Piney Point, Maryland. It’s on St. George Island.
We hadn’t heard of this hotel before, but my husband was glad he found it.
It wasn’t here, years ago, when we explored this area, on previous business trips with our kids. (We like using our Choice points, so we were glad to find it.)
It’s been years since we’ve been here and the entire area has really grown.
^ Click on each picture to enlarge
Knowing I like the outdoors, and after nearly a decade of battling health issues (with rarely time to get outdoors) my hubby thought I’d really enjoy this view…
and BOY DO I!
Wasn’t that sweet of him?
So, I have beautiful scenery to look at as I type, and take pictures.
He’s the best!
OK, I’ve NEVER been this close to the water before!
Literally yards.
Here is the map of where we are, so you get an idea of how the water surrounds us.
One side (the west) is the Potomac River, and the other is the St. Mary’s River.
Both look like you’re viewing the ocean or bay. We chose the St. Mary side to be able to hear the lapping of the waves as well as not view the parking lot.
Don’t get me wrong, both views are spectacular, and I LOVE sunsets, as I’m never up for sunrise, but I knew we could view the sunset, at any time, as we left for dinner.
Here are a few pictures of the sunset our first night; it did not disappoint.
As the sun began to set, we drove down to the end of St. George Island and took some of these photos. We had to turn around as the drive led to private homes.
It has been super quiet here; I hear nothing.
Oh, an occasional guest next door, some jets here and there, flying overhead, and a few seagulls, landing on the pier as they fly in, but nothing significant to speak of.
Like I said, I never, hardly EVER see the sunrise, but for some odd reason I was up the other day just in time to grab my camera and catch a glimpse.
And right on cue, @8:00 AM sharp, I heard a familiar melody float across the river.
The National Anthem.
I’m sure it was coming from a nearby base, or from some “old salty” who lived on a nearby island, and was probably raising the flag and blasting out his favorite tune. 🙂 HA
I kind of got goosebumps as the sun was rising, and the notes were falling.
Can you tell I’m a VERY patriotic person?
It may have something to do with being raised by an ex-Marine.
There were four in the family…one, who was MIA, for decades. My little brother, who is presently a Lt. Col, is serving overseas. (You may have seen this on my “About Me” page.)
Yeah, that song kind of gets to me.
Later, when my husband arrived back, through tons of traffic I might add, (all leaving from the Patuxent base, we headed out for dinner.
There is a restaurant, next door, which we plan to try later. However, we drove back the way hubby had come.
We found an amazing, unique place for barbecue right across from the base. They are a fairly new chain, but growing rapidly.
I’ll share that, as well as some info about the Patuxent Naval Air Station and the nearby
area, tomorrow!
- Check out my YouTube link for video of the area.
Thanks for coming along on my travels!
Do you have military family?
Do you have a favorite place, by the water, you always love to go?
Here’s a video I took from our balcony…enjoy the view!
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