The Wayward Winos are back to share some news on an exciting summer opportunity for Travel Geeks! Connect with Melanie and Paul @WaywardWinos on Twitter.
How would you like to win $15,000 and a free place for the summer?
The prospect of travel may sometimes seem out of reach, however Host Our Coast offers the opportunity to explore Delmarva all summer long. Last summer, Melanie McLean and I won that amazing experience and were paid to do so. While living in our downtown Ocean City condo paid for by Delmarva Low Impact Tourism, Melanie and I had the opportunity of going from small town to quaint, forgotten museums of coastal Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. We had the chance to dine on world class crab cakes, state deserts and the staple feast of scrapple. Kayaks were manned and bikes were mounted as this extremely diverse area of the United States was discovered by us for the first time.
Paul kayaked through one of the most northern cypress swamps at Trap Pond, Delaware.
The Host Our Coast adventure was one that allowed us to travel as we like, leaving very little to a planned itinerary; if a small coffee shop or unmarked restaurant beckoned us from afar, we were able to let our noses lead the way. What was planned regarded that of the back roads and hidden treasures of Delmarva; the small town museums and theaters that truly show the culture and history of an area. We paddled down the same waterways that John Smith explored hundreds of years ago and were amazed to find a calm and serenity that one would imagine of his day. Bike rides around salt water marshes flourishing with life were our daily exercise. This area, so rich with history and coated in natural beauty, shined with a unique gloss that I have never seen in the United States.
Paul and Jim Rapp, DLITE director and a founding member of Host Our Coast, scan the Assawoman Bay just to see what sort of creatures swim below in their rendition of a bioblitz.
Now with summer promising its glorious return, Host Our Coast has begun to accept applicants for the second round of hosts. To apply all that you will need is a 60 second video of yourself showing why you will be the best at being the voice of Delmarva as well as a sample travel blog. For details you can visit the HostOurCoast.com.
Paul and Mel cruise the 25 mile trail in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland filled with natural solace and a long history. They crossed historic trails of Harriett Tubman who led hundreds of people to freedom through the marshlands of the refuge.
Host Our Coast proved to be a dream job for these two wayward souls, and we recommend anyone with a love for travel and exploration, and an entire summer to do it, to apply for this ultimate summer job!
*Written by Paul Cox
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I visit the Delmarva coast every year- might have to look into this!
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Thanks Paul & Mel – you will always be our first! *sniff*
And thanks Alisha! At DLITE World Hdqtrs, we are working on a summer of fun assignments for Host Our Coast II. We want your take on our little sliver of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay.
Deadline to apply is March 15 – be creative with your application (see Paul & Mel’s excellent tips on the Wayward Winos blog), and think SUMMER FUN (even as the latest snowstorm is bearing down upon us east coasters).
We are looking forward to seeing your video & blog post at http://www.hostourcoast.com!
No problem, Jim! Glad to support such a great travel program. Best of luck with applicants