April 20, 2026 - SPRING ROUNDUP
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is over seventeen miles long and connects Virginia’s Eastern Shore with Hampton Roads. It features 12 miles of trestle, four artificial islands, and two 1-mile tunnels. A direct crossing takes roughly 25 minutes to traverse.
Julie in packing mode…she treats each job like this as a puzzle to be solved. She also did ALL of the driving….she is a hero!
I rented a tricycle to pedal around the island. It was great fun, but paid the price the next day!
Orange billed oyster catcher
Julie rescued this lost hatchling diamond back terrapin who was trying to cross a parking lot.
We "rescued" some shellfish from Captain Zack’s, which was a food truck the last time we were in here. It is now the most hopping place in town.
Posing with the pony…
On Sunday morning we had a wonderful breakfast with our friend Cara Burton, who lives nearby Chincoteague.
Look who made the front cover of the Colonial Belle Ukulele Cruise…with by my daughters, Rose and Kara.
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SPRING ROUNDUP
April 20th, 2026
Good morning friends,
As you read this Monday morning, Julie and I will be heading back to the store with a big load of guitars, banjos and other fretted instruments. A long time customer had reached a point where it was time to let everything go, and we purchased the contents of his storage area near Norfolk, Virginia. Julie used all of her packing skills to load the rental van with instruments as well as our baggage and my mobility scooter. It was a tight fit, but she is an expert.
After loading up the van, we headed across the Chesapeake Tunnel to the Delmarva Peninsula, which we love so much. We spent three nights at the Refuge Inn in Chincoteague, VA which is the place we took the kids many years at Eastertime. It is just a short hop to Assateague, which is part of the eastern wildlife shore and home to the wild ponies as well as an amazing multitude of avian wildlife.
We spent the final night in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania….the home of Bucknell University! It has been a long car ride but certainly worth the trip. Stay tuned to Bernunzio Uptown Music page for the unveiling of some very fine instruments Monday around noon.
With peace,
John Bernunzio
my audience…
and always, the ponies…