Cup o' Joe
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Three Road Trips for Summer
Thought I’d dip into the Chesapeake Life travel features vault this week and withdrawal a few favorite road trips for summer. Next week, I’ll be back with three more recommendations. For now, enjoy the ride!
1. Southern Maryland BBQ Tour: Grab the Tums. We visit seven barbecue restaurants in 24 hours. Surprisingly, no one gets sick, but we’re still trying to get the sauce out from under our fingernails. Highlights: At Bear Creek Open Pit Bar-B-Q in Callaway, the slightly uncomfortable feeling of eating barbecue ribs in a roomful of mounted animal heads.
2. Cruising Route 13 on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: Twenty worthwhile stops south of the Maryland line to just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Highlights: The best fried chicken you’ll ever eat and a gas station that serves up crab imperial with its petrol. No kiddin’.
3. Antiques Shopping on the Way to the Beach: Our antiques-loving writer eventually reaches Rehoboth Beach, but not after spending hours poking into the shops along Route 404. (Please note: Denton’s White Swan Antiques has since closed.) Highlights: Wonder if that green Fire King stove in near mint condition (a bargain at $275) is still available from Georgetown Antiques Market ...
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