Annapolis, Oh MY!

We arrived in Annapolis on a Tuesday afternoon and with so many boats on mooring balls and also transversing the channel, it was hard to get oriented to how to get into the Annapolis Yacht Basin. Very close to the main harour and the Annapolis Yacht Club as well as other smaller sailing clubs, it was like boating Mecca! Overwhelming to see so many handsome vessels (all our favorites like Flemings, GB, Sabres, Hinkleys) in abundance as well as the large variety of sailing boats. (Very few Sport fishing boats!)There were several mega yachts like "Winning Drive" which owas owned by the Baltimore Ravens owner. Needless to say, our favorite entertainment was watching the boats from our own. And if the boats were not enough entertainment, the town is full of shops and restaurants nestled in a very old and historic setting (not fake!) The town, with its brick and cobblestone streets is fun to walk up and down the hills with the state capital at the top and the streets that radiate off the circle. Several of these streets would dead-end at the water's edge where there is public access by small boats. The water taxis are popular since they can pick up passengers from any water edge, dock, marina, restaurant or even mooring balls! We used our dingy several times to explore the Spa Creek and the Severn River. The water is calmer in these creeks with private homes and docks sprinkled along the shore (not crowded!) I first thought five nights would be too many here, but everyday seemed a bit special. We had some heavy rain some evenings, which was peaceful. While at dock, our boat rocked more than usual due to the constant boat traffic, but even that was also relaxing! We tried to eat most of our meals on the boat (in order to use up our inventory!) but it is so tempting to also try the restaurants!