Blogs from Annapolis, Maryland, United States, North America - page 5

We took the Metro train into Washington DC and got off at the National Mall. Our original intent was to walk the loop around it, through the Smithsonian buildings, to Capitol Hill, back down the other side to the Washington Monument, walk over to see the Lincoln Memorial, then back to the train station. We did not, however, anticipate how many buildings there were, how extensive the displays were, or simply how large the National Mall is. From one to the other (Capital Building to Washington Memorial) is about 2 miles, and most of the buildings closed at 5:30. So we concentrated on going to the Smithsonian buildings we most wanted to go to. Jacquie wanted to go into the Freer Art Gallery. The collection of one person... read more

OK, we bought the Morgan 60 - closed on June 27th. Loaded up our ditty bags and by July 1st we set off from Deale, MD - Herrignton Harbor North Marina for Houston - during Hurriance season - seemed like a good idea at the time.....no storms in the Atlantic or Caribbean - so no worries. In 10 days we would be in Key West and then 5 or 6 more we would be in Galveston - what could go wrong - eh? A boat we did not know, with systems that were old but working, with a skipper and crew who had never been sailing on the East Coast at all - piece of cake.....as it turns out the schedule was right - but the trip was hard...very hard. Details: Left July 1st at 0300 ... read more

Yes Dave and I are engaged. Dave proposed while we where in Annapolis and well I said, yes. Quite a shock, I was completely surprised. This is what he needed to prepare for my birthday. He kept asking me what I wanted and I really didn't want much (there is only so much room on the boat). I wanted to go to starbucks, have a coffee, read the paper and I wanted to take a shore shower (i.e. lots of hot running water). Well instead I got a big diamond ring! I did get the shower too:)) We've been pretty busy working on the boat, the house our 'business' plan and sailing shcedule so we have not even gotten close to picking out a date, probably a year or more out. We aren't really sure yet ... read more

This year, Mark has spent almost a week a month at different courses for work which means that he is sometimes gone for a week. As you have seen from a previous blog, I am a big chicken when it comes to staying home alone here. I have no clue why I am like that, but every noise I hear means somebody is coming to get me. And if I watch CSI or Law and Order when I am home alone, I’m just up all night with the light on. Anyways, so I wasn’t in the mood to stay home alone, so I decided that I would go home for a visit. The next time we were due to be home is in August and one of my best friends, Angela, is pregnant with a little ... read more

Dimanche 30 septembre (jour 22), 3 petites heures de navigation nous attendent pour atteindre un des buts du voyage, Annapolis, ou se déroule le plus grand salon de voilier sur l’eau au monde…Dès notre arrivée dans la baie d’Annapolis, un voilier québécois nous indique qu’il ne reste que quelques mouillages disponible dans le fond de Spa Creek. Nous nous dépêchons car nous devons franchir un pont qui lève tous les 30 minutes. Il ne reste qu’une seule place assez grande pour nous, ce sera notre première tentative de mouillage à 2 ancres (espace oblige). Nous sommes à 100 pieds du dinghy dock de la rue Monticello devant une magnifique propriété évalué à 5 millions. Nous en profitons pour débarquer les vélos qui nous seront d’une grande utilité les 2 prochaines semaines. Après avoir visité la ville ... read more