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In government offices as well as in businesses around District of Colombia, a pleasant thought by way of daydream is "the Eastern Shore". It causes immediate relaxation as one can think of the ocean, seagulls and the like. It's about a 4 hour drive from D.C. to the "Beach". Once there, the fresh salty air bathes your face and senses and you are transformed into a new world. Among the wealthy elite in the Washington Capital Area, a condo at Ocean City, MD is a status symbol. People are attracted to "the shore" for various reasons, the boardwalk, the duck museums, the wild ponies at Assateague Island and so on. Not only those from D.C. flock to the Eastern Shore, they come from Baltimore, Philadelphia and so on... So what is life like at the Eastern Shore as the locals know it? Read on.....
About the author
Mary M. (Dickens) Johnson served as 1102 Contract Specialist for U.S. General Services Headquarters in NW Washington, D.C. from 1987 to 1994. Prior to that she served in other capacities for U.S. Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration),(National Telecommunications and Information Administration) and U.S. Department of State HQ.
