Annapolis

We are anchored in Spa Creek in Annapolis. Annapolis is our first real destination and this will be our home base for the next few weeks. You couldn't ask for a better place for an extended stay. The city has 17 miles of shoreline between Spa Creek, Back Creek and Weems Creek. The city has provided numerous dinghy docks, so usually you can tie up very close to your destination. Annapolis has always been a favorite of ours, but until now we had always arrived by car. Arrival by boat the first time is a little intimidating. The harbor is busy and crowded with moorings and anchored boats. We called the Spa Creek Bridge on VHF 13 to request they open as scheduled on the ½ hour. We only had a six minute wait. Spa Creek beyond the bridge is also very congested. Our plan was to anchor off Truxtun Park, well up the creek. While a bit tight we did find a spot just off the shoreline of the park. In October the boat shows are held here so we know this will get much more crowded. From here Linda will be able to get a bus and then light rail to BWI airport once Scott calls with the news of the baby. The trip down here worked out to be a good shakedown cruise and this is a great place to correct any problems. We took our chart plotter into the shop for a software glitch we have been having. Get this, we just took the dinghy to the fifth street dinghy dock, walked a half block and we were at the Electronic Marine to drop off our chart plotter. After than it was on to Market Slip and the Visitors Center to get information to plan some site seeing. We had expected Doug and Sharon from About Time to anchor in the same area. They found us and stopped by in their dinghy. They had taken a mooring in the harbor for $150 per week. They also have a grandbaby due in mid October. They will leave after the week and get as far south as they can before flying back to Toronto when the baby arrives.