First shower in 11 weeks

First shower in 11 weeks

Monday October 19, 2020

A more accurate statement would be the first shower with running water in 11 weeks.  It was marvelous!

The morning was very still when we set off from the Magothy River.  We motored out of the anchorage and then out into the bay.  The Bay Bridge loomed as we made our way southward.  We saw two large vessels one coming up toward the bridge.  The much larger one seemed to be headed south. We eventually turned into the Severn River and met a Navy vessel emerging into the bay.  I decided it wasn’t a good idea to wave at them!  We turned into the harbor of Annapolis and picked up a town mooring.  When we were here in 2012 the mooring field had a size limit of 45 feet.  That was how we came to anchor in Weems creek further up the Severn.  Now, happily, the moorings can accommodate boats up to 55 feet.  Once we had eaten our lunch, we went to shore.

Annapolis is a great place. There are two dinghy docks. The mooring fee provides you access to showers—with hot running water.   In the shower room there are laundry facilities.  Now if there were a grocery store adjacent to the waterfront—the town would be perfect.  We wandered around all afternoon and stopped for a “cup of coffee” that turned into soup and salad.  The dining area was outside the restaurant, right next to the traffic coming up the street.  Still it was a treat to have a meal from a real restaurant

In the morning we will have to tackle the laundry.   

Gloria

38 58.557 N, 76 28.932 W

Chesapeake Bay bridge. If you look very carefully just to the left of the high span on the rear bridge you will see two very brave people working on the top wires. It must be 300 ft up ... thankfully no wind!

Chesapeake Bay bridge 

Lighthouse near Chesapeake Bay Bridge ... This is what UK real estate advertising would call "a perfect double fronted family home in need of minor decoration to suit personal taste", which translated means "a complete wreck with no garden".

"Blue Bicycle" ... we came across this scene in a backyard in Annapolis. We met the owner who said she found the bike abandoned and painted it herself - it looked great!

Pumpkins on a porch