Our
time in Baltimore was very enjoyable.
The Fells Point area is a happening place with many interesting shops, bars
and restaurants, and neat old row houses.
The cobbled streets give it an old world feel, but are a pain to
navigate. The people we met in Havre de
Grace gave us some excellent recommendations for places to eat. One of the best was Gertrude’s which is
located in the Baltimore Museum of Art next to Johns Hopkins University. We had Saturday Brunch there then stayed to visit
the museum with its extensive collection of European and American art from the
15th to 20th centuries.
On Sunday the 18th we rented a car and drove to the suburbs
for some major reprovisioning in anticipation of our upcoming trek to our
winter home in New Bern, NC.
Prior
to our departure on Monday a diver installed new zincs and cleaned the bottom
and running gear. We then moved on to
Annapolis where we met friends from Pittsburgh.
Renee is the widow of Jim’s best friend since the 5th grade
and was in town for the boat show with her friend Ray. We had a great time together enjoying the
dining opportunities and looking at a boat Ray is considering buying. Our slip was next to the Annapolis Yacht Club
and dinner there was outstanding.
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| Jim, Debby, Renee, Ray (note the adoration of the Captain) |
Renee
and Ray left us Wednesday. That morning
we hosted Tom and Karen Hanrahan. They live
in town and own a boat identical to ours.
They still work, but plan on doing more extensive cruising in the near
term and wanted to compare notes. A
pleasant couple, we spent an enjoyable few hours together. That
evening we were joined by our friends from the DC area, Steve and Georgia Fortune. Another great meal and fun conversation at
the AYC.
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| Steve, Debby, Georgia, Jim Annapolis Yacht Club |
Our
trip is winding down now. We stopped for
overnights in Solomons. MD and Deltaville, VA and are now in Portsmouth across
the river from Norfolk. We have 3 travel
days to get to Oriental, NC. We want to
be there for the Halloween weekend, but weather conditions may make that
difficult. Even though we will be in the
protected Intra Coastal Waterway, Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds can be nasty
with any kind of wind blowing and for the next few days it will blow 15-20 kts.
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| Sunset over the Patuxent River Solomons, MD |
