On To Annapolis

Wednesday 5/18/11      Up and headin out by 6:05 am towards the Bay. As we passed Dozier's Marina we fell in behind a 48' Krogen setting a comfortable pace. Unlike yesterday the bay was a bit smoother with only 2 footers on our stern.

Headin Out

Passed these commercial fishing boats in the bay.

With storms threatening we pulled into Calverts Marina at Solomans Island, Md. At a buck a foot for dockage it was one of the few bargains on the East Coast. Of no particular interest to anyone but me I saw two of the boats that participated in the 2004 Nordhavn Atlantic crossing. One was Satchmo, a 46 Nordhavn on the hard at Washburns Boat Yard. And the other was Sea Fox, a 58' Kadey-Krogen.

Sea Fox.

With the weather not so good we just made Solomans an overnight stop. At some point in the next few years we would love to come back to the Chesapeake and spend the summer. Too many places to see and not enough time on this adventure.

Thursday 5/19/11     There was a parade of boats leaving Solomans this morning, us included.

Parade leaving Solomans.

Our destination today was Annapolis with hopes to get a spot in "Ego Alley" which is the City Dock right downtown. As we neared Annapolis the skies let loose with a downpour which made picture taking difficult. The good news was that we got a spot in the alley. Even in the rain the dock attendants were right there to help us get tied up and electric plugged in. A visit to the Harbormasters office and we were set.

We passed Thomas Point Light before the rain started.

Tourist at a nearly vacant Annapolis City Dock. The water in the street is backed up from the bay through the storm sewers. It went down when the tide went out.
That evening we had dinner and a nice visit with Kelly, Darolyn, and Jake Mayo who live about an hour away from Annapolis. It's been quite awhile since we've been together so it was nice catching up.

Me and the Mayo clan.

Friday 5/20/11     Our day started with a short walk up Main St. to Chick & Ruth's Deli (http://www.chickandruths.com/) for breakfast. An institution in Annapolis where every morning at 8:30 they say the Pledge of Allegance. I had a crab & Cheese omelet with a pile of potatoes. Tasty!

Inside Chick and Ruth's. Coloful.

From breakfast we went to the Naval Academy which is a block from Tourist. We arrived just in time to get on a narrated walking tour of the campus. To say this is an impressive place does not do it justice. If you walk these grounds and don't feel an overwheliming sense of pride in being an American and in our military you should find another country to live in.

Gate closest to the boat. 1 block away.

Monument to the submarine service.

Graduating Marines getting ready for inspection. Not a wrinkle!

Tomb of John Paul Jones, father of the American Navy.

Famous rallying cry of Captain James Lawrence.

Our tour lasted an hour and a half and was conducted by an alumni of the class of 1965 who was in the same class as Roger Staubach former quarterback of the Cowboys. This man was defintely proud to be an alumni and still walked witht the same crispness that you see in the midshipmen of today..

Saturday 5/21/11      Happy Birthday Angela!!! Hope you have a great day.

Also Happy Birthday to Ashton, who turned six on the 20th!