We apologize about the lack of news on this blog site for last several days. We’ve been having fun in Baltimore.
As a quick update, last Friday, AWEIGH left Solomans Island in the early morning and traveled about eighty miles up the Chesapeake to Baltimore. Because the weather was beautiful and the seas calm, we really moved along and made good time, arriving in Baltimore harbor in the early afternoon, about half an hour before Herb and Mary Jones arrived at the marina. They had flown into Baltimore to join us aboard for a week, although Herb’s luggage did not show up. No problem we thought since they’ll deliver it later that day. Wrong. It was two days later before the bag finally arrived and then, only after many phone calls. Poor Herb had to buy a partial wardrobe, at Brooks Brothers, the only clothing store in the area. He now sets the fashion standard for the cruising group.
The Gulf Harbour Yacht Club group arrived Saturday afternoon in their chartered boats, although several people had brought their own boats up from Ft. Myers. Several others were staying on a boat in Annapolis and drove over for the “docktail” party that evening. “Docktail” parties for you Midwesterners are happy hour gatherings with heavy appetizers and an excuse to stand around and swap sea stories. There are about forty of us in the Gulf Harbour group on about a dozen boats. After an hour or so, we all walked around the inner harbor of Baltimore to a great restaurant for a group dinner on the waterfront.
Baltimore has the most well developed inner harbor area, totally surrounded by restaurants and bars, and the crowds on a Saturday evening were unbelievable. It was packed with people enjoying the weather and strolling the waterfront.
Sunday morning we headed out to further explore Baltimore, visiting the Civil War Museum in the building that Lincoln traveled on his way to Washington after being elected President. Later that morning after coffee and pastry at a sidewalk café, we returned to meet the luggage delivery guy. It was kind of embarrassing to see Herb hugging his suitcase right there on the street.
Sunday afternoon, we boarded the water taxi and headed back to the inner harbor area and found the best cheeseburgers and fries at a spot called “Five Guys”. After all the good seafood we’ve had, a good dose of grease tasted good. We then spent time aboard the 1854 sailing vessel, USS Constellation, which has been saved and restored in Baltimore harbor. It was the last all sail warship built by the Navy and was an extremely interesting vessel. Over three hundred men lived under pretty rugged conditions.
We then took the water taxi down the harbor to an area call Fells Point, which was older than Baltimore and explored and ate dinner at an outdoor spot. Returning back to the boat, we played a quick game of Shanghai and turned in for a good night’s sleep. Fun day!
The Gulf Harbour Yacht Club group arrived Saturday afternoon in their chartered boats, although several people had brought their own boats up from Ft. Myers. Several others were staying on a boat in Annapolis and drove over for the “docktail” party that evening. “Docktail” parties for you Midwesterners are happy hour gatherings with heavy appetizers and an excuse to stand around and swap sea stories. There are about forty of us in the Gulf Harbour group on about a dozen boats. After an hour or so, we all walked around the inner harbor of Baltimore to a great restaurant for a group dinner on the waterfront.
Baltimore has the most well developed inner harbor area, totally surrounded by restaurants and bars, and the crowds on a Saturday evening were unbelievable. It was packed with people enjoying the weather and strolling the waterfront.
Sunday morning we headed out to further explore Baltimore, visiting the Civil War Museum in the building that Lincoln traveled on his way to Washington after being elected President. Later that morning after coffee and pastry at a sidewalk café, we returned to meet the luggage delivery guy. It was kind of embarrassing to see Herb hugging his suitcase right there on the street.
Sunday afternoon, we boarded the water taxi and headed back to the inner harbor area and found the best cheeseburgers and fries at a spot called “Five Guys”. After all the good seafood we’ve had, a good dose of grease tasted good. We then spent time aboard the 1854 sailing vessel, USS Constellation, which has been saved and restored in Baltimore harbor. It was the last all sail warship built by the Navy and was an extremely interesting vessel. Over three hundred men lived under pretty rugged conditions.
We then took the water taxi down the harbor to an area call Fells Point, which was older than Baltimore and explored and ate dinner at an outdoor spot. Returning back to the boat, we played a quick game of Shanghai and turned in for a good night’s sleep. Fun day!
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