Longing for a Weekend Getaway? Bike the Eastern Shore!
Posted by Abby Rose on Tue, Apr 27, 2010 @ 07:23 AM
This past weekend, we had the immense pleasure of having John and Jane stay with us. They hail from Santa Fe, New Mexico and were eager to see the beauty of the Eastern Shore - up close and personal. They arrived at the Inn on their bikes, their own bikes that they had broken down and flown from the dusty deserts of their home state. The day they arrived at Combsberry, they rode to us from Chestertown, forty seven miles away. They were excited and eager to tell us what they had planned for their weekend getaway at the Combsberry Inn.
The next morning, after a hearty breakfast, John and Jane hit the open road again and cycled their way along the St. Michaels Loop. Leaving the Combsberry Inn, the two rode through the charming village of Oxford and took the historic Oxford Bellevue ferry across the waterway to St. Michaels. If you didn't know, the Oxford Bellevue Ferry is the oldest privately owned ferry in America. It has been operating since 1683! It is a quick fifteen minute trip across the scenic waterway, with beautiful scenery in any direction. Be sure to look for nesting Osprey!
In St. Michaels, John and Jane flew by the all the shops, Inns, museums and marinas that St. Michaels is famous for - including The Inn at Perry Cabin - one of the sites in which the 2005 movie Wedding Crashers was filmed. Upon leaving St. Michaels, Jane and John biked approximately 35 miles of scenic countryside on trails, lanes and roads that looped in and out of some of the most breathtaking views of Maryland that one can imagine.
Upon arriving back at the Combsberry B&B, they were full of stories of all that they had seen along the way. While most would have been exhausted by such a long ride, John and Jane weren't! They explained how the roads and trails were flat and easy to maneuver, and the added bonus of being at a sea level altitude gave them additional energy. They were ready for a treat and headed into town to sample one of Victor's creations at the Scottish Highlands Creamery in Downtown Oxford. This is always the perfect ending to any day - even more so when it is Scottish Highlands ice cream being enjoyed while watching the sun set from the Adirondack chairs on the Combsberry lawn.
If you are like John and Jane, and long for beauty and adventure on a vacation, come to the Eastern Shore. The Combsberry Inn has bikes that you may borrow to explore all the area has to offer. The towns of Easton and St. Michaels also have bike rental shops. Not only is Talbot County stunningly beautiful, it is also rich with history. One can ride past where General Lee paraded his troops, or the town in which famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass was born and later escaped slavery.
Whether you envision a leisurely and romantic cruise, with a picnic basket of wine and cheese, or a wild ride with your hair flying in the wind - Combsberry will help make this pedaling dream come true. You will receive the one on one attention that our bed and breakfast is renowned for, in addition to all of the luxuries you would find at 5 star resorts.
Wishing you all the best, until next time...
"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle." ~Ernest Hemingway