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Misty of Chincoteague.
On Wednesday, the blisses began running about 5 a.m. to insure visitors could get a good spot to stand prior to the swim at 7:30 a.m. (We found the deck at Etta’s Family Restaurant to offer a fairly good view.) The crowd was estimated to be more than 40,000. It’s become an international event now.
About 125 ponies made the swim. (The very young did not make the swim, but were brought over earlier.) After the swim, the ponies are rested prior to being herded down Beebe Road, down Main street and onto the carnival grounds. The first foal to reach shore was raffled off at 2 p.m. He was won by a gentlemen from Broadwater, Virginia.
The auction Thursday netted $156,000 for the fire department, with bids ranging from $900 to $4300 for over 90 ponies.
An awe came over the crowd when a black foal, just bom on Saturday, was lifted into the arms of a fireman during the auction. David Sands from Florida showed great compassion when he purchased the pony for a boy he met there in a wheelchair named Noah. They named the pony “Noah’s Shadow.”
July 29 was a special day for me. This trip was one of the best birthday presents I ever received. I hope to return again. Special thanks to friends Barbara and Charlie Gore of Amissville for sharing their experience with me since
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