A can/will be a problem - try finding something in at least B - that may take you off the water - but within close ( very close) distance to it..
I was down by the Wharf this afternoon just before high tide - water was making its way into the parking lot - new floating dock getting a workout. That little section is A also.
give me a call when you're on your way...........
gotta remember - you'll have to be moving your car well ahead of any projected strom & get everything else "above board" - what's the wife's take on that? Could be an issue.
You can find Zone B's that may still be on the water - finance guy's house (farm) is on a creek that feeds into the Onancok Creek & eventually the Bay. He doesn't have a "Bay View) but he does have a waterview.
gotta remember - you'll have to be moving your car well ahead of any projected strom & get everything else "above board" - what's the wife's take on that? Could be an issue........
How about we keep that kind of info just between you and me ......
;)
I've wanted to live on the water my whole life. I'm willing to deal with the occasional flooding issues.
Nice house across from me right on the river that goes too the BAy
We considered water front and decided against it (bugs and flooding). The biggest green flies I've ever seen were on seaside I think they dented the car. Our property is minutes from Onancock Creek and should a hurricane hit our elevation is 38ft so we might have visitors during a big storm. Good luck with your search Capt.
SS - not much need for hurricane fears - from what I'm told - last hurricane of any significance was 40 years ago - that from a neighbor who's lived in her house on my block for the last 60 years or so. Was wondering whether I needed flood insurance or not & got to talking to her about it. I forget the year but next time you're down & going into Mallards on the Wharf - check out the door frame on the left as you go into the dining room - shows where the high tide was that year - about chest high as I recall,
It is weird how the hurricanes go north or south of the Eastern Shore. No complaints it can stay that way.
lotta storms seem to do that - or peter out crossing the Chesapeake - Hurricanes seem to hit the Outer Banks & either bounce back out to sea or move inland across NC - thank goodness - this here little Peninsula is only 5 to 10 miles wide at a lot of points...
much narrower than Long Island
We considered water front and decided against it (bugs and flooding). The biggest green flies I've ever seen were on seaside I think they dented the car. Our property is minutes from Onancock Creek and should a hurricane hit our elevation is 38ft so we might have visitors during a big storm. Good luck with your search Capt.
Thanks .....
hey Captain - when you told me where the property was that you were looking at & what name of the rea was - it stuck a bell - I pass this historical marker pretty much everyday or more
Notice the last name of the Governor?
We looked at Wise's Point was very tempting. I used to do the Triathlon at Crystal Beach that Mike Murphy held in the early 2000's. That was a fun race and good party.
We looked at Wise's Point was very tempting. I used to do the Triathlon at Crystal Beach that Mike Murphy held in the early 2000's. That was a fun race and good party.
What made you decide to not build there?
What made you decide to not build there?
There were a couple of lots available but we were just leery of the shores famous skeeters with the nearby marsh and also the low elevation. No regrets I'm looking forward to my little piece of woods.
We spent 2 days looking at property last week. The one I thought I was going to purchase was shot down instantly by my wife. She got out of the truck, walked to the water (marsh) edge, turned around shaking her head with a resounding "no way". Another one that we both liked had went to contract the day we looked at it. Explored from Cape Charles to Onancock. The area I liked best was two creeks north of Cape Charles .... Machipungo. .
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