Arrive To: Check in will be held in the Marine Science Consortium Education Center from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Welcome to the program, group introductions and orientation.

Dinner: Get ready for a seafood feast! Sample local crabs and shrimp or if you choose, grilled chicken, or portabello mushrooms

Evening: Our first evening will be spent getting to know each other. We will also orient you to our campus, the local area, and provide you with the tools you need for a safe and exciting cycling experience. Your leaders will present the program's schedule, providing detail route information.

Lodging: Residence Hall, Marine Science Consortium

Meals Included: Dinner

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague National Seashore and History of Chincoteague Total Mileage: 20

Breakfast: Breakfast will be in the Marine Science Consortium cafeteria from 7:30-8:30 AM. Each day our cafeteria staff will present an array of fruits, hot and cold cereals, meats, breads/biscuits, eggs or pancakes for your choosing.

Morning: Our morning will be spent cycling on Chincoteague Island! View historical sites such as the Timothy Hill House, the oldest house on the island, which was built circa 1815. Also you will be riding by the Miss Molly Inn, where Marguerite Henry wrote the acclaimed story Misty of Chincoteague.

Lunch: Grill-out at Memorial Park! Weather permitting, we will be making burgers while we enjoy the view of the Assateague light house. Build your own burger or hot dog from our choice of toppings, and finish it off with cookies, fruits and other snacks!

Afternoon: Meet with local waterman Randy Birch and learn about the area's rich watermen traditions and heritage. Hear how watermen make their living off what's in season offshore. After that ride onto Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and tour the visitor center's excellent exhibits before embarking on a journey along Assateague's many well-kept bicycle paths and limited-access roads. Spring and fall are excellent times for biking in this area. As fall begins to settle on the region, the shore and wading birds leave, making way for our famous waterfowl. You will be amazed by the sheer numbers of majestic snow geese, as well as our beautiful ducks and swans! Spring catches new birth and amazing animals reappearing after their winter's rest.

Dinner: Dinner will be in the Marine Science Consortium Cafeteria.

Evening: This evening will be a wrap-up presentation and discussion about what we have seen throughout the program. A local historian will display old photographs of the local area and provide supplemental historical information pertaining to what we have seen on our rides, filling out the rich history of the region.

Lodging: Residence Hall, Marine Science Consortium

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast will be in the Marine Science Consortium cafeteria from 7:30-8:30 AM. Each day our cafeteria staff will present an array of fruits, hot and cold cereals, meats, breads/biscuits, eggs or pancakes for your choosing.

Morning: We will begin our ride at the Atlantic Ocean and head toward Onancock, Virginia. Onancock bills itself as the "Gem of the Eastern Shore," and thanks to a new generation of imaginative shop owners, it has achieved legitimate "must-see" status. Along the way we will stop by museums. Our first museum of the morning is the Locustville Academy. The Locustville Academy still stands in the 1859 building built to educate boys and girls headed for college. It’s the lone survivor of about a dozen schools of higher learning built in the 1800s. There’s a small museum inside, operated by the Society for the Preservation of Locustville Academy. Our second stop of the morning is Kerr Place, a 200-year-old home built in the Federal style by John Ker. Detailed finishing and vibrant colors reflect Ker's fine taste for his period. In the parlor stands a pianoforte, a musical instrument made in Vienna. On the second floor are interpretive exhibits, and on the first floor, a museum store with works by regional artists, crafters and authors. Outside are restored gardens.

Lunch: Lunch will be at the historical Hopkins & Brothers general store in the town of Onancock. It has been renovated into a restaurant that serves local and seasonal fare.

Afternoon: This afternoon we will bicycle from Onancock to Parksley. Parksely, in contrast to Accomac and most other Eastern Shore towns, was founded in the late 19th century as a planned community centered around the new railroad.Train tracks lead into Parksley’s quaint town square where tiny shops and picture-perfect Victorian homes give the town the look of a model train village come to life. We will end our day at Parksley Square.

Dinner: Dinner at a local Seafood Resturant.

Evening: This evening we will have a wonderful performance by a local musical group !

Lodging: Residence Hall, Marine Science Consortium

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast will be in the Marine Science Consortium cafeteria from 7:30-8:30 AM. Each day our cafeteria staff will present an array of fruits, hot and cold cereals, meats, breads/biscuits, eggs or pancakes for your choosing.

Morning: This morning we will ride from the Marine Science Consortium campus to Wallops Island, a NASA/Navy base. On the base is a very nice, restricted access beach with an intact dune system. There we will have time to explore the beach, and a naturalist will help you to identify shells and discuss barrier island dynamics. NOTE: Our access to Wallops Island will depend on the security level of the base at the time, which is influenced by a number of factors independent of the Marine Science Consortium and its actions. Also for Foreign Nationals to access Wallops Island they must have completed the necessary paperwork 6 weeks in advance.

Lunch: Lunch will be in the Marine Science Consortium cafeteria. Help yourself to a hot meal, sandwiches, and a salad bar.

Afternoon: After lunch, check out and say good bye. We hope that you will join us on another one of our programs!

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch