30 September 2009 Baltimore
The EJ's Voyage
Mike Everton-Jones
Wed 30 Sep 2009 14:42
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Left Georgetown, MD, on Saturday morning and for
the first time since a long while we had good winds and therefore a cracking
sail to Baltimore. Clouds and sun but no rain until we got to the entrance of
the Patapsco River leading up to Baltimore harbor. But then it poured down with
rain!
Anyway, got a nice berth at the Harbor Marina. We
were lucky as it was the last one for a boat our size. Went ashore for
a tasty dinner, the last one with John and Sue who left us the following
day.
Boat cleaning duties on Sunday and Monday and we
were spic and span for Kay and Phil's arrival on Monday night!
We like Baltimore. The city has been redeveloped in
the past few years and it is a mixture of modern and old buildings, cobbled
streets, boardwalks etc. Good feel to it. The British heritage is very strong in
the architecture. Houses here are built in bricks, not in wood.
Yesterday we took a train to Washington DC.
Absolutely loved the city. Magnificent buildings. Huge. White stone. Very airy
and loads of trees. So impressive. Totally different but so much nicer than New
York in our opinion. No skyscrapers to obstruct the view. Really recommend a
visit there. There is so much to see. Union train station in itself is worth a
visit. We have never seen such a huge one with shops, restaurants and more in
what is again a stunning building! The White House looks very tiny compared to
the enormous size of the Capitol and other surrounding wonderful
buildings.
Today we will move on to Annapolis which we believe
is a beautiful place as well.
Forecast is 10 - 15kts of winds gusting 25. Cloudy
with a chance of rain.
Will tell you more next time!
Love
Mike and Catherine
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