Annapolis - Boating Mecca

Chesapeake Harbour Marina, Annapolis, MD 5/15-18/2019
​Side Trip - Washington, DC

Back in March, we saw the Yacht Capital of the World - Fort Lauderdale and this week, Annapolis, known as the sailing capital.  Annapolis is amazing.  Marina's abound and the historic district is right off the water next to the Naval Academy.  We were surprised to find out this nationally renowned boating city's population is only 40,000.  From the looks of it, there are more boats than people.
We arrived on Wednesday afternoon and settled in.  We had a few things to get done while in Annapolis, like getting the transmission fluid changed and finding transportation to Washington, DC for our side trip, in addition to taking in this historic water town.
We met our slip neighbor, Dennis, who welcomed us right off and who happened to have lived in Minnesota for 29 years.  We ended up doing docktails in the evening with Dennis and learned all about his sailing adventures.  Great guy!

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Dennis lived in MN for 29 years. Of course he knew where MN was and how to pronounce Wabasha. Super nice guy. He use to sail but has passed over to the "dark side" and now owns a trawler. He left on Saturday for Newport, RI.

Our digs for a few days in Annapolis, Chesapeake Harbour Marina. It's a quiet, friendly place a couple miles from downtown.

On our "get off the boat" walk we found Pam Lund's boat! :)

Thursday we took off early in the rain in an uber for DC.  We wanted to beat rush hour and we did!  Our uber driver got us all the way down by the Washington Memorial and that's where we began our walking tour of the monuments.  They were spectacular and everything I had imagined.  Tom has been to Washington several times (I never have), most recently with Sam as guardians on a WWII Honor Flight, so he was a great tour guide.  
Most folks have been to DC, so I'll try not to bore you with too many photos...

Both of us infront of the Washngton Monument

The Lincoln Memorial

World War II Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial

The Korean Memorial. It was especially special for me to see this one. My Uncle Bobby, my mom's brother fought in the Korean War. He was captured and died. This memorial is very touching.....

Our walking travels took us passed the Treasury Department

No trip to DC is complete without a glimpse at the White House

We then headed to National Museum of American History (Smithsonian).  Loved our time touring the Entrepreneurial Exhibit along with everything else in this museum.  It was amazing and we spent the entire afternoon there.  

The Price of Freedom illustrated many of the battles. I especially liked this one since it showed the Chesapeake/York River.

Abe's hat ;)

Great day in DC!

Friday was spent changing transmission fluid and checking out downtown Annapolis.  Below are a few shots of Annapolis....

My morning walk in Annapolis...

Annapolis was first settled in the mid 1600's. Pictured above is the Maryland State House. It's the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772 and housing the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

The Shiplap House in Historic Annapolis

The Naval Academy is located in the historic area of Annapolis. Commissioning Week began Saturday. As we walked the downtown streets there were lots of cadets in their whites out and about.

This pic is of Ego Alley, downtown Annapolis. It's a narrow channel near the Annapolis City Dock where both large and small boats cruise up and down to see and be seen!

Up next Bohemia River and the C & D Canal~