Trip to Annapolis Maryland.
The anchorages outside of Annapolis are well marked on the chart and with really calm conditions we decided to drop anchor for the night. We ended up staying two nights at anchor and two nights on a mooring downtown. The first night was very peaceful, beautiful view of the Naval Academy, sailboats everywhere, very calm, we slept well. The second night the wind picked up and it was like sleeping inside an industrial washing machine. The next morning we moved to a mooring in the harbor. We had a great time in Annapolis.
Anchorage:
View of the US Naval Academy:
One of the dinghy docks:
Tour boat downtown:
Pusser’s restaurant and bar, MD State House in the background:
“Ego alley” and the other dinghy dock at the far end. People drive their boats down this dead end channel and turn around and drive out…I guess to show off their boats. We did not take the boat there…
Annapolis Harbormaster’s building at the end of ego alley:
Naval Academy gate:
We had a great lunch at a little pub right at the end of ego alley:
Streets of Annapolis:
Maryland State House:
We met a wonderful couple from Canada, Monique and Michel, they are freelance writers. We actually saw them in Cape May but did not meet them until we arrived in Chesapeake City. They are fantastic people and we are very fortunate to have met them! It’s great making new friends but at the same time it’s a little difficult to say good bye so quickly. They invited us over for dinner one night in Annapolis. Monique made a delicious salad and for dinner, spinach crepes. What an amazing meal! We had a fantastic evening! We had dinner again the next night on our boat. We’ll miss them but I’m sure our paths will cross again.
We had to make an adjustment to our propeller. The recommended settings from the propeller manufacturer and the engine manufacturer were off so we had to haul the boat and adjust it. An expensive adjustment but worth it. The people at Port Annapolis Marina were fantastic. They were very professional, knowledgeable and proficient. We hauled out over their lunch break. They hauled us, pressure washed the bottom and dropped us back in the water an hour later. Everything went quite well.
We could see where we ran aground in Atlantic City:
Pressure washing the bottom:
Adjusting the prop. We had to disassemble it, adjust the settings on the gears, reassemble and install a new sacrificial zinc on the end.
Going back into the water:
We arrived in the Washington DC channel yesterday and checked in with the Capital Yacht Club. The people at the yacht club are very nice and the facility is great. We will catch up when we can.