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>>DAY ONE (Norfolk, VA-Cape Charles)
MILEAGE: 25.
DRIVE TIME: Half an hour.
DIRECTIONS: U.S. 13 north.
STOPS: Crab cakes at Sting Ray's (757-331-2505) at the Cape Center in Capeville. Southeast Expeditions (877-225-2925; www.sekayak.com ) rents kayaks and leads tours.
STAY AT: Kiptopeke State Park (800-933-7275; www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/kiptopek.htm ), 146 campsites and two boardwalks to the beach, $18 per site.

>>DAY TWO (Cape Charles-Chincoteague)
MILEAGE: 75.
DRIVE TIME: 2 hours.
DIRECTIONS: U.S. 13 north to Virginia 180 to Wachapreague, and then U.S. 13 north again to Virginia 175.
STOPS: Wachapreague Seaside Marina (757-787-4110) in Wachapreague rents outboard boats for $69 per day.
STAY AT: Maddox Family Campground (757-336-3111; www.chincoteague.com/maddox ), $27 per site, 250 sites.

>>DAY THREE (Chincoteague-Snow Hill, MD)
MILEAGE: 35.
DRIVE TIME: 50 minutes.
DIRECTIONS: Virginia 175 to U.S. 13 north to U.S. 113 north.
STOPS: Pocomoke River Canoe Company (410-632-3971) rents canoes April through October. STAY AT: The Snow Hill Inn (410-632-2102): doubles, $75.

>>DAY FOUR (Snow Hill-Oxford)
MILEAGE: 120.
DRIVE TIME: 2.5 hours.
DIRECTIONS: Maryland 12 west to Salisbury; U.S. 50 west to Easton; Maryland 333 south to Oxford.
STOPS: Rent bikes at Mears Yacht Haven (410-226-5450). Tred Avon Yacht Sales and Charter (410-226-5000) in Oxford charters boats, with or without captain. A 34-foot sailboat for two days and three nights (one early-boarding night) costs $725. Booking in advance recommended.

>>DAYS FIVE AND SIX (Oxford-St. Michaels-Oxford) STOPS: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (410-745-2916) in downtown St. Michaels, $7.50; lunch at The Crab Claw Restaurant (410-745-2900).

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