We got up early to catch the tide this morning. Although the wind was directly against us (What's new?), we made good time and by lunchtime were anchored off the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Annapolis is one of the sailing capitals of North America along with Newport, RI and maybe Ft. Lauderdale. There is an incredible amount of nautical activity here. We arrived in mid-week between the big sailboat show and next weekend's big powerboat show. So it's chaotic on the waterfront. Still, with all the little creeks, there is a lot of waterfront.
We walked around town and found that it was terminally cute. Everytime we came around a corner or looked down a side street - cute! I am not making fun of it. It was like being in Disneyland, but it is really like this. I'm typing this while a cold front is coming through and there is lightning, rain and wind. So I'll just show you a few pix and and you decide if it is cute.
Here is St. Anne's Church in the center of a traffic circle.
Here is the South side of that traffic circle. You can see the State Capital Dome in the background. That building is the one in which Geo. Washington (yup, him again) resigned his commission as head of the continental army so that his presidency wouldn't look like a military coup. And the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War was signed here.
Here is a back street that is one of the ugliest streets we saw.
Here is the North side of the traffic circle.
And here is a typical business street.So, is it cute?
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