With another stunning morning we headed further down the Chesapeake. Our first stop there was an anchorage just outside of Baltimore. There we met our friend Mike Steiner, his wife Ginett and his dad Harry. We picked them up and went for a late afternoon sail around the area. More sun than wind so it was a peaceful afternoon. The next morning we went a bit further to Annapolis where we were amazed at the huge flotilla of sailboats going to a fro. When we got there we were lucky to pick up a mooring ball. The world famous boat show was in its last day and a couple of moorings had come open. With a few hours left in the show we decided to go and see what it was all about. Wow – it really is a big boat show. A modest estimate would suggest there is at least a gazillion dollars worth of boats there, and tons of other boat stuff. It was worth going in to soak up the boat world atmosphere.
Later that night Mike and Ginett picked us up in their car and we all went out for a fantastic seafood dinner. Afterwards we went back to their house to spend a few days on land – very odd after a whole month living on the boat! Nothing moved in the house all night!
In the morning Mike dropped us off at the subway train and we headed off to tour Washington DC. We hadn’t really planned to do this but it was a wonderful side trip on our adventure. Another “boat schooling” field trip. We took in as much as we could going to places like the White House, Washington Monument, Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian venues. The Museum of Natural history was a real hit and we spent most of the afternoon there being immersed in some great exhibits. Afterward it was back to Mike and Jinett’s for a BBQ feast! What a day on land and what fabulous hosts!! By the way - who won the election?...its not making the news here.
(If you look back to Oct 9 posting we were able to upload a video clip of some of our time out on the ocean.)
2 comments:
Weel, no surprise I'm sure, the Conservatives won but still with a minority.
Enough of that...
I am so excited you guys are doing this. I check every couple of days to see where you are and to live vicariously through you. So far, I have not been disappointed. Keep up the good work!
I'll be checking back later.
Shirley (the other one, Dawson)
It is so much fun following your trip through your blog. Thank you for taking us along with you on your adventure. The unfortunate part is that I was getting anxious when you didn't post things for a few days i kept asking Kim "do you think they are alright?" The other thing that I have been doing is pulling up Google Earth, as I read along I find the locations that you are mentioning and zoom in to get a feel for where you are. The interesting things are that the entrance to Cape May on the satellite image shows a ton of boats coming and going and at Worton creek you can see the docks and plenty of boats anchored out in the bay. Looking forward to more reading and living vicariously.
Kim and Hugh
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