http://wereoutofheredc.com/2009/06/17/assateague-1-were-out-of-here-0/ Off-beat, budget travel in the DC region Mon, 03 May 2010 17:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wereoutofheredc.com/2009/06/17/assateague-1-were-out-of-here-0/comment-page-1/#comment-146 We’re Out of Here | Happy Birthday to Us! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:41 +0000 http://wereoutofheredc.com/?p=169#comment-146 [...] Assateague  – Although camping on the beach sounds romantic and relaxing – think: falling asleep to the sound of the waves and taking an early morning swim — the reality is that you are camping in a hostile environment. Sand is everywhere, mosquitoes swarm and the sun beats down without mercy.  I wanted to love Assateague. But Assateague didn’t love me.  After a weekend of being eaten, burnt and drenched, I submitted. See our post here. [...] [...] Assateague  – Although camping on the beach sounds romantic and relaxing – think: falling asleep to the sound of the waves and taking an early morning swim — the reality is that you are camping in a hostile environment. Sand is everywhere, mosquitoes swarm and the sun beats down without mercy.  I wanted to love Assateague. But Assateague didn’t love me.  After a weekend of being eaten, burnt and drenched, I submitted. See our post here. [...]

]]> http://wereoutofheredc.com/2009/06/17/assateague-1-were-out-of-here-0/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Emily Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:29:13 +0000 http://wereoutofheredc.com/?p=169#comment-88 We went camping at Assateague on August 9, 2009. The mosquitoes were unworldly; they ignored the OFF sprayed on our skin and 100% Ben's DEET that was sprayed our clothing. They bit through our long sleeve shirts and pants leaving splotches of blood on our long clothes. They were overactive 24 hours a day with no relief. I wore a raincoat with the hood clinched tight (despite the heat) over my head and received bites all over my scalp and body through the coat and of course they swarmed my eyes, mouth, and nose constantly. I think that the solution to #1 maybe planning your camping trip for May or early June, when the mosquitoes aren't in full swing. We went camping at Assateague on August 9, 2009. The mosquitoes were unworldly; they ignored the OFF sprayed on our skin and 100% Ben’s DEET that was sprayed our clothing. They bit through our long sleeve shirts and pants leaving splotches of blood on our long clothes. They were overactive 24 hours a day with no relief. I wore a raincoat with the hood clinched tight (despite the heat) over my head and received bites all over my scalp and body through the coat and of course they swarmed my eyes, mouth, and nose constantly.
I think that the solution to #1 maybe planning your camping trip for May or early June, when the mosquitoes aren’t in full swing.

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