Centreville

We took Half Note 5 miles up the creek to Centreville, another small town with huge historic charm. We explored the town and boy was it hot. At the end of our self tour we found a cool place to chill out and have a couple brewskis and some wings done in Old Bay (yum) before our trip back to the boats. Tonight we are going to Aurora, Steve and Diane's boat for soft shelled crab. Time to take the girls to the beach before dinner. See you tomorrow.

September Song out
Bob

So many cool houses

Patriotic gargoyle

Five colors

Trip to the next anchorage

Today was a travel day and as you can see from the pictures the seas were flat calm. Birds in our anchorage in Annapolis came by to say goodbye and leave a couple of calling cards on the deck. Steve and Diane, on Aurora led the way to our next anchorage off the Chester River in Emory creek, off the Corsica River. Another great spot with scenic views and another dog gone good beach. We will be here Wednesday and Thursday then on to Chestertown Friday. The weather has warmed up to the upper 80's so playing in the water at the beach will be a must tomorrow. Time to go out on the aft deck and enjoy the cool evening.

See you at the beach
September Song chilling out. Out
Bob


Came by to say goodbye

Aurora sets the pace

Entering the creek

Pica chilling on the aft deck Aurora at anchor in the back ground

Bike trip

Today was a work day. Steve, Diane, and I took the bikes to the tender dock and rode 10 miles,(round trip) up and down hills to West Marine and the mall while Stephanie stayed at the boat and did paper work. Things like hair cuts, (I was way over due) things needed from West Marine, food, etc. needed to be done eventually, so today was the day. The reason for this blog is not to complain, the trip was fun, but to show you Steve and Diane's tender limo loaded with three bikes and crew. Tomorrow we head for another five star anchorage for a couple days and then on to Chestertown Marina Friday.

See you at the next stop
September Song, with tired legs, out
Bob


The tender limo loaded for the trip

Farmers Market

Saturday afternoon Steph and I tried our hand at kayaking. I think they need to put a motor on them. No overturns, and we had a good time exploring at water level. Saturday night we took the tender limo (Steve and Diane's tender) to the tender dock at the head of the creek and walked the one mile or so to town and went to Rams Head Onstage and saw a great show by the Deanna Bogart Band. The show was great. Today, the four of us took Half Note into town, (up ego alley) to the farmers market. I think we should have brought a second tender to haul the stuff. We always take advantage of the farmers markets to get fresh baked goods and produce. Love those farmers markets. This afternoon we had a little, well, alot of rain in a very short period of time so we hung out on the boat and napped. Always great to get a free boat wash. Tonight some other friends are going to meet us at the tender dock up the creek and take the four of us to the Reserve Fleet Club for dinner. Oh, I forgot to tell you about our lunch, we bought a fresh baked blueberry pie and when we got back to the boat, the four of us had pie and ice cream for lunch. We are so bad.
Time to get ready for dinner and it's 5:00 somewhere.
September Song out
Bob


Ain't we cool

Love the farmers markets

Yum!

Great home grown stuff

The lamb man. This is the guy we bought a leg
of lamb from in St. Michael's.

Chick & Ruth's Delly has been run by the same
family since 1800 something

United States Naval Academy

Thursday and Friday morning we woke up to temps. in the low 60's and highs in the low 80's. (Gorgeous) Friday we went to the Naval Academy for the day. The academy is home to 4400 midshipman (men and women) and is a four year program. The campus is huge with many old buildings and lots of history. The midshipman have two final tests before they can graduate, They have to jump off this very high high dive fully clothed and swim to shore. The dive is approx. the same height as an aircraft carrier deck. They also must learn to sail. they have a huge fleet of sailboats of all sizes. I'm sure there is a lot more they must learn, but these were two must pass tests before they can graduate. When we toured the chapel they were getting ready for wedding rehearsals. The chapel is huge, very old and beautiful. They have 8 to 10 weddings on any given Saturday. While we were touring I didn't see one fat midshipman. I'm sure they work them hard to make them lean mean fighting machines. I took lots of pictures, I hope you enjoy them. I'm going to cut this short. Stephanie and I are going out on Steve and Diane's kayaks. Tonight we head to town in the tender limo.

Off paddling!

September Song out

Bob

Academy Olympic pool

Left, right, left, right

First plane used in war. On one flight a man fell out, so they

installed the first seat belts. (ropes)

Notice the dolphins and faces in the waves - dolphins are the symbol of the submarine corps, and the faces memorialize submariners lost at sea

Dorms, home to 4400 Midshipman

That's my motto

The rotunda at the academy

Academy Chapel

Inside the Chapel

John Paul Jones (the first American Naval hero) is in a crypt under the Chapel

Formation before lunch each day

The band also plays before lunch

Headed in for lunch.

Annapolis homes

The streets of Annapolis

Ego alley

Exploring Annapolis

Annapolis is going to be a great city to explore. We took Half Note into the city by way of Ego Alley. Ego Alley is a water way that is about 150 ft. wide and lined with water side restaurants and parks on both sides and ends at a tender dock. The fancy boats go up and down to boost their ego. Half Notes proudly motored up the alley past the big guys and told them as she went by, "you should see the mother ship I ride on". We walked a little of the town, stopped in a few of the shops, and had lunch. We spent the afternoon exploring the water ways in Annapolis that go on forever with thousands of boats of every make and size and beautiful homes that line the water. As we headed back to the boat we had to weave our way through at least 100 sail boats of all sizes out enjoying the beautiful day on the water. I love seeing the little ones (7, 8, and 9 year olds) learning to sail. Tomorrow we are going to take a guided tour of the Naval Academy and explore more of Annapolis with our friends, Steve and Diane, who arrived today on their boat and moored next to us.

September Song out ZZZZZZZZZZZ

Bob


Performers performing from a sail boat

The streets of Annapolis

Three boat garage on the water

They start them young here

Wish I had some wind