We had a fantastic time in Annapolis. What a great sailing port. We had a front row seat to the construction of the docks for the show and watched all of the beautiful boats sail into their slips (photo on left).
We stayed there for a week and had some adventures on the public buses as the municipal bus system was in the midst of an overhaul and no one seemed to know which bus was going where when but we managed.
We did a bit of provisioning but with the fridge acting up it was hard to get much without worrying about it staying fresh.
We did (gulp) buy a new air-cooled Frig o Boat refrigerator at the show - Scott picked it up before we left yesterday by dinghy - and he'll install it hopefully today.
There were quite a few deals at the show, the fridge was 25 per cent off and we decided to buy a Honda gas generator and a 90-watt solar panel to augment our power generation. We now have to decide where to mount the solar panel and we'll have to wait for some parts to be shipped to us for installation. We'll likely have them forwarded to Hampton, near Norfolk, Virginia in two weeks' time.
We did get our rebuilt alternator delivered to Annapolis as well so that rounded out our issues with electric, or at least we hope it does. The alternator is probably not the one we should have purchased back in the spring but we already have two and at this point with money pouring out of our wallets, it just seems prudent to stick with this new configuration to power up the batteries.
We had the best sail yet yesterday from Annapolis across Chesapeake Bay, up Eastern Bay and into popular St. Michael's. We nicely passed a number of yachts on the way here - all those years racing do come in handy.
It was 80 F and flat water - awesome.
We tossed the hook at an anchorage we're sharing with about 50 boats (photo to right) just outside the main harbour. We headed out after having dinner (herbed pork loin and tortellini - yum) and had massive ice cream cones and then went on a ghost tour of the historic village. It was so much fun. Europeans started living here in about 1650 and has been a major port of interest for centuries. It provides lots of great stories.
There are so many old old homes beautifully restored, most have plaques with information about them. With its proximity to Washington, the price of real estate is out of sight. Apparently Dick Chaney and Donald Rumsfeld have homes here - with secret service agents in front of Chaney's house.This community is apparently the most expensive to live in within Maryland.
We'll be off to the United Methodist Church this morning for Thanksgiving and then I'll see about picking up some turkey and whatnot for dinner tonight. Scott will be switching refrigerators so we won't buy too much.
Scott's parents Jack and Molly should arrive tomorrow night! We are very much looking forward to this visit and can't wait to explore the area with them by car.
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