Living and Working in Chincoteague

I didn't know where either of those places were so after a little google mapping, I have this to say... There's nothing like living on a barrier island. It's a unique thing that not everyone gets a chance to do. That being said, you're probably not going to want to hit up any spots other than what's out your backdoor. It seems like from Newark you have a pretty good supply of places to go to within decent drive. Your still pretty close to your people back home if you go to the island too. I'd say go for it! Hopefully you're 91% sure now.

 

Chincoteague seems like a cool little town. Been there many times, surfed it a bunch and its a beautful area but the waves are gutless and inconsistent. i see the chinco crew surfing up in OCMD a lot...but they seem to like it down there and i dont blame them. id rather live in a cool place and have to look around a bit for surf than live in a dump.

 

When I was young, my dad (coast guard) was stationed In Chincoteague. We lived I'm wallops island, not much around there brother. I live in bear, so I am very versed with newark. Yeah, u will be closer to the beach, but its very different down there. Either way, good luck to ya!

 

Tell me you were drunk when you posted this...

 

I live in Lewes, De. I've never been to Chincoteague, but i know there is not much around the area, so it is going to be quite a culture shock. You might want to get acquainted with the area, before making a decision. I'm guessing the job is with the NASA center down there? If its an awesome job, you have to weight out the different factors...

 

I did refrig repair for a supermarket and did the stores from Cape Charles to Parksley. I could never find access to waves. I was told Assategue(?) was the closest beach break from the south. Need a boat to get to any consistent break. Fisherman's Island is a great place when there's a hurricane. South swell and NE winds brings in long big lefts. I saw a guy catch a wave from the point to under the Chesp bay bridge. there was a boat waiting there and drove him back.

 

You'll be a hell of a lot closer than Newark. Permit is the same. Good Luck.

 

I imagine most of the people that live down there are with NASA.
I'd try to find some contacts within NASA to get a hold of.

 

Let me know if NASA needs any surf forecast consulting
Although, I'm sure they have their weather needs taken care of.

 

Might be worth checking out Snow Hill, Maryland. It seems like a cool town that hasn't been taken over by retirees yet, is within an easy commute to Wallops, near decent waves at Assateague OCMD, etc.

 

It takes a certain person to live here. Be prepared to see way less people in a day. This place is so desolate aside from the high season and weekends it makes you wonder how people live here at all.

I love it, however. And the surf has been epic many a time here.... Not to mention OC is a short drive when the conditions call for the drive.

 

I always wanted to visit that area when I lived in VA. I only got to drive through, but didn't stop. It seems like a beautiful and quiet part of the East coast, which is something I like. Good luck to you. Engineering positions on the coast are not easy to find.

 

Last century, I was in a supply house I was talking about getting a boat and giving it a go with the owner who fishes. He says it's extremely sharky around there with the fish processing plants and such. told me you can get a whole fish in your boat.

 

I own some property down in that area by Wallops but I have never done anything with it. It is really dead down there especially in the winter. I would give it a go for a couple years but be prepared to have an exit strategy. This is not where you want to set up shop for the rest of your life.

 

I think getting fresh water will be an issue in the future. In the summer, we go to the ES of Va. to get away from tourons. This year most farms were dried up. from what some farmers told us, there's a moratorium on using ground water for crops since the larger farms have depleted the wells.
If you ever have time and are on the ES, there's some cool crap on the side roads. If you take you very first right out of the toll there's a butterfly garden. But beyond that, there's an old cannon battery you can explore. there's stairs that you can climb and get a panoramic view of the marsh and ocean. there's tons of critters. there's a boat ramp further down the road if you got a vehicle to access the break at fishermans Island. there's a placard at the battery that said FI was a place they quarantine people before going into port. you sure didn't want to sneeze during that leg of the trip.