History is always better when there's a chance to let it interact with all five of your senses. We just visited two of Salisbury's most notable historic homes Pemberton Hall (circa 1741) and the Poplar Hill Mansion (circa 1795). Both homes have had extensive restoration and also have very friendly and knowledgable guides to give tours. Walk through history. Touch it. Hear it. See it. Smell it. And since you can't taste anything at these homes stop by Market Street Inn for a delicious meal.

TIP: Try the key lime pie!

So you're on vacation. You've been to the beach. Your kids Bobby and Susie are starting to lose interest in building sandcastles and your spouse is redder than a steamed crab. Throughout your travels you keep seeing all these beautiful inlets and bays all around you. "What's up with those?" you wonder. "They sure are beautiful," you exclaim.

You are most certainly right! They're stunning and one of the very unique gems of the area. You should pack up Bobby and Susie and your overcooked partner and take a pontoon boat tour with the Delaware Seashore State Park guides. The tours explore the bay and all they have to offer. The kiddos will get to learn about water quality and the wildlife in the bays. They'll get a chance to see some living specimens and help out with the water tests while you get to sit back and cruise on Captain K's pontoon boat. Sound good? I thought so.

TIP: The pontoon boat leaves on Thursday at 10am (Estuarine Ecology Tour $20) and 1pm (Rehoboth Bay Sightseeing Tour $18) Call 301-227-6991 to register. If boats aren't you thing, check out the other Delaware Seashore State Parks offerings. They have a ton of events!

We had a chance last week to leave the ocean's waves and ride Ocean 98.1's waves on the Rude Awakening morning radio show with Bulldog and the Dude. We had a blast chatting with them. You can catch them on the air weekdays from 6am-10am.

The Host Our Coast crew heads out to slower lower Delaware to see what's happening at the Chicken Festival in Georgetown and the Garden Tour in Lewes.

Here's all the news that's fit to film from this past weekend. We will bring you up to speed on the OC Airshow, the Maryland Geocaching Society and Wicomico County's GeoCache Dash, and Berlin Maryland's Runaway Bride Scavenger Hunt. It was a doozy!