June 30 - July 6,
2014 Days 64-70 Chesapeake Bay!
Annapolis
Harbor on Mooring Ball
Annapolis,
MD
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| A view of the docks from our mooring |
We
spent seven days in Annapolis on a mooring ball in the middle of a busy harbor
during the Fourth of July. The mooring
balls were full with occupants going to shore by either water taxi or by their
dinghy. Tour boats of many types and sizes passed us frequently, and many
boaters were just cruising around, some coming into dock in Ego Alley. It was a
“happening place” and we enjoyed being there in the midst of all the
excitement. We were glad we arrived on
Monday because the mooring balls cannot be reserved in advance and there are
only 12 of the size that our boat requires.
There
were two Looper boats there also – Why Knot
(Darrell and Lisa) and Sunny Days (Terry
and Lola). We got together for lunch with
Darrell and Lisa on Wednesday and also did some provisioning. They had moved to
a marina by then and had a courtesy car.
On
Wednesday afternoon we finally decided that the eight house batteries had outlived
their usefulness. Bill found a local
company who would deliver them to the dinghy dock after the store closed at
7:30. He laboriously disconnected the old ones and carried them out of the
engine room and got them loaded in the dinghy.
When he returned, he brought the sales person with him, who offered to
load them onto the boat and install them for an extra fee. Sold! It was after 10 pm when they were
finished but it was an important decision to make.
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| The new Plebes at the Naval Academy |
On
Saturday we took a guided tour of the Naval Academy. The tour was fascinating and we were in awe
of the architecture and the history. The plebes had just begun earlier in the
week and we could hear them each morning as they were put through morning
drills.
We
took a dinghy ride on Thursday up the beautiful Spa Creek and on Sunday we took
a longer ride up the scenic Severn River. We took the dinghy to the dinghy dock
on most days to walk around the historic area which is full of shops and
restaurants.
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| Spa Creek |
We
finally said goodbye to Annapolis, leaving early Monday morning for a 55 mile
trip to the North East River Yacht Club in North East, MD. After seven days we needed water and were ready
to be hooked up to power. But, we know we will go back some day!
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| One of the many yard patrol boats at the Naval Academy |
