Had
great weather over two days for the trip from Hampton, VA through Deltaville
and on to Solomons, MD. The marina we
chose in Solomons was like a small resort with pool and restaurant on
site. They offered a courtesy shuttle to
the grocery and liquor store. We finally
got the boat bikes out and toured the small town, enjoying a great lunch at the
Pier House restaurant. Jim had a grilled
ham and cheese with a crab cake in between that was outstanding.
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| Sunset at Solomons |
Solomons
is home to an extensive museum focused on maritime issues, but also includes paleontology
and ecology related matters. One of the
last remaining “Screw Pile” Chesapeake Bay light houses has been moved here for
display. During periods of fog the light
house keeper was required to wind the mechanism for a bell striker every 2
hours. The bell rang every 15 seconds. Hard to imagine that he got much sleep. Some keepers raised their families on these
structures which were miniature islands.
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| Drum Point "screw pile" Lighthouse with traditional "skipjack" sailboat Solomons Museum |
The
trip up the Bay to Annapolis on Friday the 26th was uncomfortable for the first
several hours, but settled down in the early afternoon. We
came on Friday knowing the weather on Saturday would be miserable. It has been a welcome change from the intense
heat, but the rain and wind on Saturday were constant.
Our
LYC membership gives us access to and dockage at the Annapolis Yacht Club. AYC was established in 1886 and is an
impressive club with facilities on both sides of Spa Creek in old town
Annapolis. Friends from Potomac VA
(Steve and Georgia Fortune) joined us for dinner at the club on the 27th. Friday night cocktails included an extensive
selection of free hors d’ oeuvres and Saturday’s dinner was excellent.
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| Unique bar at Annapolis Yacht Club |
Jim’s
sister, Pat and brother-in-law, Brian came from California to join us in Annapolis. They were joined by Pat’s long term school friend
Rita Carty and husband Wayne who live nearby in Maryland. We spent 2 nights and a day touring the town
and enjoying the gastronomic delights of Annapolis. On the last night we were joined by Brian’s childhood
friend from England, Louis and his wife Louise.
There were many laughs as we all reminisced of good times past.
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| Pat, Debby, Brian, Jim, Wayne, Rita Carrol's Creek, Annapolis |
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| Brian, Pat, Rita, Lou. Debby, Louise, Jim, Wayne Cafe Normandie, Annapolis |
