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Chesapeake Semester students hit the road for Journey 1, “Discovering a Sense of Place,” which included a ten-day 842 mile trip circumnavigating the Bay. Students departed from Chestertown and traveled down the Delmarva and up the Western Shore of Maryland stopping at historic landmarks like Jamestowne, Colonial Williamsburg, Shirley Plantation, Historic St. Mary’s City, our state capital Annapolis, Havre de Grace, and Port Deposit. Nearing the end of the journey Chesapeake Semester students, Washington College faculty and SEA members enjoyed a sunset sail on the skipjack Martha Lewis out on the Susquehanna Flats.
First stop: Jamestowne and the James Fort.
First stop: Jamestowne and the James Fort.
On the drive down the Delmarva, the Chesapeake Semester team stopped at the world famous award winning Stingray’s restaurant in Cape Charles, Virginia.
Mike Hardesty ’05
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