We enjoyed two days in Annapolis, one of our favorite places on the Chesapeake Bay. We tied to a mooring ball in the cove behind St Mary’s Catholic Church on Spa Creek. This is a very peaceful place from which we could dinghy to town. We toured the Maryland State House and wandered the streets of Annapolis. All too soon, it was time to move on again, this time to Baltimore. We traveled under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, past the red, white and blue buoy which marked the spot from where Francis Scott Key saw the flag after the battle for Fort McHenry during the war of 1812 and penned his famous poem, “In Defense of Fort McHenry” which was later set to music and eventually became our National Anthem. Baltimore is beautiful when viewed from the water and we were anxious to explore the city. We toured Fort McHenry and then took the water taxi into the downtown area. The observation level of what they claim is the world’s tallest pentagonal building afforded a “birds eye view” of the city. We were fortunate to have a gorgeous day to explore Baltimore. Today we are in Chesapeake City, the beginning of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. We plan to transit the canal tomorrow, then head up the Delaware River to Philadelphia.
