September 29 – October 9
We have found a terrific place to anchor that provides good access to Annapolis. Weems Creek, located in West Annapolis, is a short bus ride or a twenty-five minute walk into the heart of the town.
Annapolis is the capitol of Maryland and is steeped in history. Central Annapolis maintains much of its original architecture and charm and is great fun to explore – both the town and its many bars. There is considerable modern development surrounding Annapolis and Baltimore is not much more than a half hour away.
The Maryland State House, built 1772-1779, was the capitol of the United States from November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784. This state house, oldest in the nation, is still in legislative use. On January 14, 1784 Congress ratitfied the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War. It was here on September 14, 1786 that the Annapolis Convention issued the call to the states that led to the Constitutional Convention.
Annapolis is also the home of the United States Naval Academy. The stadium is close to where we are anchored and we were amazed by the activity and excitement as we walked into town Saturday morning. Navy was playing Air Force that afternoon and this is one of two very big games; the other being against Army.
During the week we went on a tour of the Naval Academy. There is a tremendous amount of pride in this institution and it was an interesting tour. The chapel is a beautiful building and also contains the crypt of John Paul Jones.
The highlight of the tour was the gathering for the noon meal. All of the students, and there are over 4 400 of them, gather in the square and are piped into the hall for lunch en masse. They are fed within a half hour and then back at classes a half hour after that.
The Boat Show has been excellent. The first two days were like in-service days where we chose to attend seminars. On Saturday we went to the Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM and then on Sunday spent the entire day at the boat show itself. I think we saw about one half of the things there, at which point we were totally overwhelmed. Of all the things I had on my list, the only thing we purchased was a ‘pop’ machine to make soda pop. You’d almost think the sun did get to us!
We have found a terrific place to anchor that provides good access to Annapolis. Weems Creek, located in West Annapolis, is a short bus ride or a twenty-five minute walk into the heart of the town.
Annapolis is the capitol of Maryland and is steeped in history. Central Annapolis maintains much of its original architecture and charm and is great fun to explore – both the town and its many bars. There is considerable modern development surrounding Annapolis and Baltimore is not much more than a half hour away.
The Maryland State House, built 1772-1779, was the capitol of the United States from November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784. This state house, oldest in the nation, is still in legislative use. On January 14, 1784 Congress ratitfied the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War. It was here on September 14, 1786 that the Annapolis Convention issued the call to the states that led to the Constitutional Convention.Annapolis is also the home of the United States Naval Academy. The stadium is close to where we are anchored and we were amazed by the activity and excitement as we walked into town Saturday morning. Navy was playing Air Force that afternoon and this is one of two very big games; the other being against Army.
During the week we went on a tour of the Naval Academy. There is a tremendous amount of pride in this institution and it was an interesting tour. The chapel is a beautiful building and also contains the crypt of John Paul Jones.
The highlight of the tour was the gathering for the noon meal. All of the students, and there are over 4 400 of them, gather in the square and are piped into the hall for lunch en masse. They are fed within a half hour and then back at classes a half hour after that.
The Boat Show has been excellent. The first two days were like in-service days where we chose to attend seminars. On Saturday we went to the Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM and then on Sunday spent the entire day at the boat show itself. I think we saw about one half of the things there, at which point we were totally overwhelmed. Of all the things I had on my list, the only thing we purchased was a ‘pop’ machine to make soda pop. You’d almost think the sun did get to us!
