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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We go to Chincoteague, house rentals are cheaper there and they have a great playground at Memorial Park. The beach is a national seashore, if at the parking lot you started walking north you'd be the only ones on the beach! There is a lighthouse, pony ride center, good fishing, no amusement park but they do have a bouncy house bumper boat arcade place. Town is small and quaint, the one grocery store is a bit of a throwback. Recommend Sea Star for GREAT sandwiches and fruit salad, Gary Howard's for seafood to cook at home, Etta's Channelside or The Village for kid friendly dinner, there is a McDonalds and a BBQ shack near the national seashore drive entrance. Mueller's is a Victorian ice cream place. 
Mosquitoes can be fierce in town, bring bug spray. Go for a weekend and check it out.[/quote]

I agree that Chincoteague is a special place.  Be aware for next year that the park service is threatening to close the parking lots by the beach and move to a shuttle service based inland.  Over the winter the parking lot was wiped out by Sandy and they feel all the people / cars are wearing down the park like atmosphere of the island.  Also they won't be rebuilding the beaches like bethany and rehoboth.[/quote]

One thing to consider for Chincoteague is that the nearest hospital is 45 min to an hour away.  I was quite worried about that when we went to visit with my peanut allergic child.  We ended up eating very safely (if not very healthy).  We only ate mcdonalds and pizza the whole time we were there for the weekend.  We stayed in a hotel, so we couldn't cook which would definitely be a good option if you have a food allergy. Partly due to the hospital issue, we are staying in VA Beach this summer.  [/quote]

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