Our day in St. Michaels began with Darrell and me, pulling out the smelly refrigerator and checking out the measurements...we determine that if we take off the doors, we think it will fit out the door
From there we take a walk into town, to check out the sites
At a local fresh market, the lady tells Deb and Donna all about Maryland Blue Crabs
And...explains how to eat them
We go to the local Crab House for lunch...but no one orders the fresh crabs. Donna does eat the crab cakes
After lunch we decided to take a tour of the Maritime Museum
They even have a local program where they repair and make boats on site
Deb and I got an education on crabs and oysters
In days gone by...this is how the locals harvested crabs. First you use this tool to dig down in the oyster beds
Then you check out what you brought up
And if your lucky (like Deb)...you'll find a oyster
Not exactly sure what Donna was doing here...but I had to put this picture in
And this one is Donna with her new necklace
Eating again...
Log 150
Day 417
Sunday, July 12, 2009
6:30 AM EDT
Location: Annapolis, MD
Weather: 74, with calm winds...forecasted to be 86 and sunny today
In order to make this log make sense, I had planned to say I was sitting in St. Michaels, because that is what the log will be about. But I can’t do that, because it’s not true. This morning we are in Annapolis...but here is an update of our time in St. Michaels.
Thursday, July 9th...The first thing in the morning I wanted to try to make the salon door open further, to get prepared for the new refrigerator that we planned to install in Annapolis. After trying what the experts at Cruisers told me, I quickly figured out that they gave me bad information, and the door would not open any wider than 22 1/2 inches. The bad news was the refrigerator was 23 13/16 wide (according to the specs). So, after a lot of discussion, Darrell and I, decided to pull out the refrigerator and see what we could do. After checking a few things, we figured out that if we took off the doors, and door frame, we could get the refrigerator to measure a little over 21 inches, and hopefully it would make it out the door. Hopefully.
After all the measuring, the 4 of us headed into town to check things out. Darrell and I quickly figured out our pace was not the same as the girls, so we walked off on our own. While the girls walked in and out of stores, Darrell and I walked past all the stores to the end of town. Seeing no store we wanted to go in, we walked back to Carpenter Street Saloon...we thought maybe there is something in there we would like. We were right...they had a great bloody mary, and cold beer. They even had popcorn. Jackpot. After a short while there...and a number of stories from the bartender...we headed out to meet the girls for lunch at the Crab House.
After a great lunch we decided to tour the local Maritime Museum. While I’m not big on these things (or didn’t used to be) it was very interesting to learn about all the local boats; lighthouses; hunting; fishing; crabbing; and oystering. It was basically a history of the Chesapeake, and all it has to offer. A nice 2 hour tour.
Back at the boat, we relaxed for the rest of the afternoon, and then went back into town for dinner. Our plan was to go back to the Carpenter Street Saloon for dinner, and that is where Darrell and I walked. But the girls were (for some reason) drawn to an open house we walked by, and when they met up with us at the Saloon, they told us the lady who had the open house told them a great pizza place to eat at. So...we apologized to our waitress at the Saloon; left there; and went down the street a couple of blocks to the pizza place. It was a great move. They had a cool atmosphere; great wine; and great pizza (maybe the best ever...according to Donna)
Back at the boat, the girls sat on the bow to watch the evening; Darrell watched some TV; and I did not last long, before I went to bed. A great day in St. Michaels.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
Day 417
Sunday, July 12, 2009
6:30 AM EDT
Location: Annapolis, MD
Weather: 74, with calm winds...forecasted to be 86 and sunny today
In order to make this log make sense, I had planned to say I was sitting in St. Michaels, because that is what the log will be about. But I can’t do that, because it’s not true. This morning we are in Annapolis...but here is an update of our time in St. Michaels.
Thursday, July 9th...The first thing in the morning I wanted to try to make the salon door open further, to get prepared for the new refrigerator that we planned to install in Annapolis. After trying what the experts at Cruisers told me, I quickly figured out that they gave me bad information, and the door would not open any wider than 22 1/2 inches. The bad news was the refrigerator was 23 13/16 wide (according to the specs). So, after a lot of discussion, Darrell and I, decided to pull out the refrigerator and see what we could do. After checking a few things, we figured out that if we took off the doors, and door frame, we could get the refrigerator to measure a little over 21 inches, and hopefully it would make it out the door. Hopefully.
After all the measuring, the 4 of us headed into town to check things out. Darrell and I quickly figured out our pace was not the same as the girls, so we walked off on our own. While the girls walked in and out of stores, Darrell and I walked past all the stores to the end of town. Seeing no store we wanted to go in, we walked back to Carpenter Street Saloon...we thought maybe there is something in there we would like. We were right...they had a great bloody mary, and cold beer. They even had popcorn. Jackpot. After a short while there...and a number of stories from the bartender...we headed out to meet the girls for lunch at the Crab House.
After a great lunch we decided to tour the local Maritime Museum. While I’m not big on these things (or didn’t used to be) it was very interesting to learn about all the local boats; lighthouses; hunting; fishing; crabbing; and oystering. It was basically a history of the Chesapeake, and all it has to offer. A nice 2 hour tour.
Back at the boat, we relaxed for the rest of the afternoon, and then went back into town for dinner. Our plan was to go back to the Carpenter Street Saloon for dinner, and that is where Darrell and I walked. But the girls were (for some reason) drawn to an open house we walked by, and when they met up with us at the Saloon, they told us the lady who had the open house told them a great pizza place to eat at. So...we apologized to our waitress at the Saloon; left there; and went down the street a couple of blocks to the pizza place. It was a great move. They had a cool atmosphere; great wine; and great pizza (maybe the best ever...according to Donna)
Back at the boat, the girls sat on the bow to watch the evening; Darrell watched some TV; and I did not last long, before I went to bed. A great day in St. Michaels.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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