As usual we left just after daylight. A pretty day as we motor down the river...8 miles to the bay.As we get close the wind picks up. Out goes the headsail and we motor-sail down the bay. Now the main activity is dodging crabpots. They are everywhere. Lu watches and calls out "go left or go right" She does a great job. Down the bay to the Patapsco River that runs out of Baltimore. A right turn heads us in the shipping channel. The wind goes from 5kts to 20 kts and back. Finally we turn more into it and roll up the jenny. We passed lots of piers where freighter after freighter were tied up loading or unloading. As we weave our way up the river we pass the Francis Scott Key Bridge and Fort McHenry where all the history went on. We turn into our marina...Harbor East.
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| Docks |
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| Navy medical ship "Comfort" |
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| A Pink Freighter?????? |
Baltimore hit bottom in the 70s and urban developement has really taken place. The harbor has all new buildings with lots of shopping and restuarants. There is a light ship, submarine,coast guard boat, and the last sailing only built ship, the Constellation. Lots of cannons etc. Somewhere here is the tall ship, the Pride of Baltimore II.
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| The Constallation |
We bought a day pass for the water taxi and ran around the bay. Got off at Fells Point and played tourist. Lots of old,old buildings restored....again all galleries, bars and restaurants.
Tomorrow, Thur, we are off to Annapolis
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