DAY 321: SUN. JUNE 3, 2012
DEP ST. MICHAELS 09:53 ARR. ANNAPOLIS 1:14
D. 27.8sm / 5281.3
WX: SUNNY, COOL, WIND W 10K
We cruised down Eastern Bay, around the southern tip of Kent Island and back into the Chesapeake Bay, north to Annapolis. The wind was out of the west at about 10K and the waves were 1’-2’, a very pleasant trip. As we approached the Severn River we were suddenly surrounded by sailboats. Annapolis is a big boating city, and particularly a sail boating city. There are several marinas and yacht clubs in the harbor, and it is packed with boats, especially on a Sunday. We picked up a mooring ball and met fellow Loopers Julaine & Fred on Boreas, and Mary & John on Passport. Since John is a yacht club member, he was able to get us into the Annapolis Yacht Club for a very posh dinner. On Mon. we did a tour of the Naval Academy in the morning and the Naval Museum in the afternoon. Both were outstanding and are not to be missed. Mon. night Theresa and Don from Great Escape met us and Evelyn & Sid for dinner and it was really great to see them again. Sunday was Ev & Sids 1 year Great Loop anniversary, and Mon. was ours. We left home last June 4 with some idea of the adventures that lay ahead, but there can a big difference between expectations and reality. Reality has far exceeded our expectations almost daily. It has been one heck of a year, and we are grateful and happy to have had the opportunity to do it. We would do it again in a heartbeat. We spent the better part of Tues. morning lounging, went to lunch at “Chick & Ruth’s Delly(their spelling).” We missed it, but every morning at 08:00 sharp, everybody in the place stands up and recites the Pledge of Allegiance. That afternoon Theresa called and invited us to their boat for dinner and it was excellent. What great friends, they not only made dinner, they had to drive over and pick us up and bring us back. We really had a good time with them and the Tilstras
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THE LAUNCH TO THE AYC.
JOE, PAT, EVELYN. SID (SOMETHING SPECIAL), FRED, & JULAINE (BOREAS) |
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| SMILE, YOU'RE GETTING YOUR PICTURE TAKEN! |
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| IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE GLORY DAYS & SOMETHING SPECIAL THRU THE WINDOW OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY |
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| THE RECREATION HALL AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY |
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| NAVAL ACADEMY CATHEDRAL |
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| HERE LIES JOHN PAUL JONES |
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| ONE OF MANY INTRICATE ANTIQUE SHIPS MODELS IN THE MUSEUM THESE MODELS WERE MADE IN THE 17th & 18th CENTURY WHEN THE SHIPS WERE MADE |
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| LUNCH AT CHICK & RUTH'S |
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| MAIN ST. ANNAPOLIS |
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| THE MARYLAND STATE HOUSE |
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| SID, JOE, THERESA, PAT & DON |
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