The ambiance is relaxed, quiet, and nature-friendly, but the quality of guests often occasions vibrant conversation, particularly over meals. The term hints of harmony, serenity and yes, silence. The Village Board the ferry in Crisfield for a ten mile voyage to the idyllic watermen village of Tylerton on Maryland's Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay . Spared roads, motor vehicles and much sense pollution, Tylerton, seventy residents separated by water from the rest of Smith, is the remote place you didn't think existed anymore. Each guestroom offers a fresh sunny interior, a charming mix of antiques and flea market finds, a great bed, many books, and a view over water of the rising or setting sun.
All rooms come with gourmet breakfast.
Perhaps you would enjoy puffed German apple pancakes on the screened porch, the water sparkling twenty feet away. But you might be distracted from your rockfish baked in a tarragon and fennel crust and famous Smith Island eight-layer cake by the sun sinking gloriously into the bay before you. The Drum Point Market , the local hangout, offers lunch.