Captain Wade is a living legend. He’s a fourth(or his grandson will be a fourth) generation waterman and he loves this bay. His knowledge and dedication to providing customers with a wonderful trip is beyond compare. You may decide on another and pay more and you may have a lovely time but you will miss out on an experience that you can get nowhere else. We truly enjoyed our two hour trip and feel lucky we weren’t able to get any of those other trips. Also: he’s the cheapest around.
Dorita S.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Lake Worth, FL
I can’t remember a better couple of hours in my life. The stable, peaceful ship moves along in silence with the wind — magical. There are beautiful vistas everywhere and many species of birds to see in their various patterns of flying, and we got close enough to see the ugly baby ospreys in their nest and the diligent and beautiful parents going and returning. I saw blue crabs, lots of birds, jumping fish, and calming vistas. I learned so much from well-crafted, literature-quality family and personal stories that made real the global warming in the Bay, DDT in the ecosystem, the conflicts about how to bring back the oysters, what the big donation-seekers really are doing, and more. You have to wonder why the state won’t just stop oyster fishing until they recover. It would save the watermen instead of destroying their industry and then turning a dead Bay over to corporations who finally may resurrect it out of self-interest. These narratives were inspiring and persuasive. I’m impressed with the watermen’s insights into their industry and its decline. The ship is beautiful. Captain Murphy is a rare human being. And this trip is something I’d hate to have missed. We were a huge group, so I didn’t get any fresh oyster, so I’ll go again, hoping for a slow day. I can’t imagine eating an oyster right out of the Bay, not just alive on ice but a living Bay oyster. There’s so much to enjoy. Capt. Murphy even told us a great place to eat. A truly wonderful couple of hours.
Raj G.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Rockville, MD
Tilghman Island, MD. historic landmark skipjack. The oldest in US still in operation. Has a capacity of 49 but there were only 4 on board along with the captain — Captain Wade Murphy. $ 30 per person for a 2 hour cruise in the bay. Captain Wade gave a big talk about the boat and the bay. He is hi. self a celebrity. His son is likely to take over the business from him. Good cruise but not much to see in terms of birds or shore scenery. Capt harvest oysters during the winter. Gave us a lot of information about the role oysters play in filtering the bay, how the over harvesting has reduced their population to 1% within about a decade. Gave us a demo by dredging a few oysters. My wife ate her first ever oyster, raw, without even lemon juice. Very enjoyable experience.