On our 3-month tour of the Delmarva Peninsula, we've gone to many unique places, met a lot of interesting characters, and enjoyed a great deal of what nature has to offer from Worcester County to Dorchester County, from Lewes to Crisfield, and all along the coast.

Blogging took a lot out of us, especially since we tried to set through-the-roof quality control standards for our work, telling memorable stories and captivating you all with high-impact visual content. We do hope that you enjoyed following us on our journeys as much as we enjoyed sharing Delmarva with you. Most importantly, we hope that something showcased this summer inspires you and your family to go out on your very own Delmarva low-impact tourism experience.

Delmarva has something to offer for everyone, no matter how adventurous or laid back you are. It's now up to YOU to spread the word about Delmarva and encourage your friends to get out of their daily routine, try something new and exciting every day, and celebrate life! On behalf of Erik and myself, I wish you all safe and happy travels!

-Errol Webber, 2010 Host Our Coast Contest Winner

Well, this is the inevitable, happy yet sad final "official" post of Melanie McLean and Paul Cox as this summers Host Our Coast.

Thanks to Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences (DLITE), Full City Media, Makai Condominiums, Rural Development Center, Southern Delaware Tourism, Worcester County Tourism and the Township of Berlin, we were able to work at our dream job while enjoying the beautiful peninsula of Delmarva.

From exploring the Nassawango Creek by kayak, to ordering Dominoes while camping at Trap Pond, we were able to putter around this amazing region; in and out of rivers and through marshes, on the shores of Assateague and on between the cedar houses of Lewes. We were able to catch the fearsome looking horseshoe crabs as the spawned in Slaughter Beach, and watched as birds were banded for monitoring purposes.

It has been a tremendous summer of exploration and admiration of the beautiful, historical, and lively spots that dot this region. And even though this is the official last post, it will not be long before we return. We're registered and raring to run the Dogfish Dash as well as many other fall events; Delmarva has the kung-fu grip on us.

Host Our Coast will remain alive and well as a low-impact tourism brand. Everything from the Facebook Fan Page to Twitter will remain up, chatting about the on-goings of the region as Fall and Winter approach. And next year, there will certainly be a round two of this amazing opportunity.

So thank you again to all of our sponsor and to all the people who supported us and let us into their homes and places of work. We couldn't have asked for a better summer.

So we got the extension to cruise around the rest of Delmarva vagabond style! That's right...back to our wayward, don't know where we're sleeping ways....

Today, we will begin the adventure in New Jersey at the Cape May to Lewes Ferry. We'll float into Lewes, Delaware (with our car on board) and head south towards the Virginia tip of Delmarva, cruising through our summer stomping ground and aiming for Southern Assateague and Chincoteague Islands.

Stay tuned for the ride!