There was gorgeous weather for yesterday's Pony Swim and Parade on Main Street - low 80s and medium humidity (for the islands). The US Coast Guard shot the red flare at about 11:50, the ponies began to enter the Channel from Assateague Island about 11:55, and the first ponies arrived on Chincoteague at 12 noon. The ponies were given a 45 minute rest and were then herded up Pony Swim Drive to Beebe Road and then north on Main Street. There were a few break-aways, as usual, and all returned safely to the herds. The ponies arrived safely at the Carnival Grounds, and settled in nicely. The Pony Auction, which benefits the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, began at 8 a.m. (EDT) this morning.
The swim back to Assateague will happen "early" tomorrow, Friday, morning, with the ponies heading back to the swim lane between 7 and 7:30 a.m. There will be less than half of the crowd in attendance for the swim back, as opposed to the numbers there yesterday.
Pony Swim and Parade photos from yesterday:
Courtney's Boy and Riptide dispute territory at the Carnival Grounds
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