Monday, May 21, 2007
Three Days in Solomons, MD
Bob and I in Annapolis, MD
Our view across from Calvert's Marina
Calvert Cliffs, with light house on the point
Bill and Vickie Hicks and Old State House in Annapolis
Monday evening, May 21. Because the weather forecast sounded more favorable this morning, several boats headed out of the Patuxent River, where Solomons is located, with plans of cruising north on the Chesapeake. All of them turned around and came back! It’s the year of high winds! We’ve spent the last couple of days docked on the boat with Bill and Vickie Hicks. All of us have been gorging on seafood, especially crab. This area is a boater’s paradise. Boating, both sail and power, is a way of life here. You can dinghy over to most restaurants, and multiple marinas are chock full of boats of all descriptions. Having a boat in Solomons, MD, seems to be as common has having a car in Huntsville, AL.
Yesterday while Bob worked on the boat, the rest of us took a field trip to a sandy beach near the Calvert Cliffs. This area has high sandy banks reminiscent of the White Cliffs of Dover, only these cliffs are tan. I understand this is where they trained for the Normandy invasion. We were looking for shells and shark’s teeth, but we didn’t find anything significant. Today we drove to Annapolis and thoroughly enjoyed walking the streets of this historically significant city. The Maryland State House, built between 1772-1779, is not only impressive in appearance; it also served as the first peacetime capital of the U.S. This was also where the Continental Congress met.
We have had a pleasant sojourn here, but enough is enough! We're hoping to move on tomorrow if the wind cooperates. We've learned NOT to trust the weather forecast though; we do better looking at the actual data from the buoys placed at strategic points along the Chesapeake. Pictures later.
Yesterday while Bob worked on the boat, the rest of us took a field trip to a sandy beach near the Calvert Cliffs. This area has high sandy banks reminiscent of the White Cliffs of Dover, only these cliffs are tan. I understand this is where they trained for the Normandy invasion. We were looking for shells and shark’s teeth, but we didn’t find anything significant. Today we drove to Annapolis and thoroughly enjoyed walking the streets of this historically significant city. The Maryland State House, built between 1772-1779, is not only impressive in appearance; it also served as the first peacetime capital of the U.S. This was also where the Continental Congress met.
We have had a pleasant sojourn here, but enough is enough! We're hoping to move on tomorrow if the wind cooperates. We've learned NOT to trust the weather forecast though; we do better looking at the actual data from the buoys placed at strategic points along the Chesapeake. Pictures later.
