The MYC is where we'll be until next Monday
Although it's a small club, the facility is nice.
After a few conversations, they agreed to put us out at the end of "D" dock...a great spot.
This is the view from the side of our boat, out in the cove, at another marina
This is me, in the dinghy, heading out to do some exploring in the cove.
Log 153
Day 422
Friday, July 17, 2009
6:15 AM EDT
Location: Maryland Yacht Club, Baltimore, MD (CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LOCATION) If you zoom in close enough you can actually see our dock. We are out at the end of the dock...where the catamaran is in the Google picture.
Weather: 77 degrees with no wind...hot and sticky again today, with rain coming this afternoon
It only got down to a low of 76 last night. This morning is already hot and sticky outside. Yesterday, we had the A/C on all day, and it looks like more of the same today.
Tuesday, July 14...up early to get a few chores done before leaving the slip at Anchorage. After a little re-organizing to adjust for Darrell and Donna leaving (when we have guests aboard, we let them sleep in the aft cabin, where we normally sleep, so we have to put our stuff back where it was) Deb took off to the store (there’s a Safeway only a block away) to stock up for a week or so. I washed the sides of the boat, and put cleaner/wax on a couple of spots that needed it. By 11 we were ready to head out, and by 11:30 we were back on the Patapsco River. We had less than a 10 mile ride to our new slip at Maryland Yacht Club, and we arrived there before 1 PM. We had checked out the marina before, and the setting is very pretty. It is just off the Patapsco River, about 3 miles from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in a very pretty cove that is formed by Rock Creek. The only problem we had was when we got there, they tried to put us in a slip on the sea wall. First of all, the slip was not big enough, and secondly it was next to a old run down boat, with a barking dog on it. So...after some talking, they agreed to put us out at the t-head of D dock. We are in a great spot now. At the very end of the marina, with a great view of the cove. It’s perfect. By the time we got tied up, and settled in, the rest of the day was spent organizing and putzing on the boat. We had dinner on board, and started to catch up on some of the recordings we had accumulated while the Thompsons were here.
Wednesday...It was hot in the morning, so we closed the boat up right away, and turned on the A/C. Deb went up to the Yacht Club, and checked in, and then started to do a few loads of laundry. I cleaned the dinghy, and decided to take a ride around the cove, and other coves, to do some exploring. Side note: We have a great set up for the dinghy. First of all, it’s a piece of cake to get in, and out, of the water. It sits on two arms that hydraulically lower and raise, and it’s done with a remote control. Way cool. Also...the dinghy has a depth finder, and I take my back up (Garmin) chart plotter from HQ, and use it on the dinghy, so I can explore anywhere, and know what the depth is, and have the same charts that we have on the big boat. It works out great. Anyway...after exploring for a while, I came back to the boat about noon. Deb was still doing laundry (they have a nice pool by the laundry room...so maybe that extended her time there), but came back to the boat about 2. We had thought about taking a dinghy ride around the coves, but it was too hot, so we stayed on the boat and did boat chores. For dinner we had steaks on the grill, and sweet corn. The movie was two recordings of “The Next Food Network Star”.
Thursday...the day started off very hot, again. Normally in the morning, we try to open all the windows and get fresh air in, but not today. We just closed up the boat, and turned on the A/C, and it stayed on all day. Deb wanted to do a couple more loads of laundry, and I wanted to get in the engine room to work on a couple of things. Side note: I think our house batteries need to be replaced. The battery changer seems to be running all the time, which is not good, and could cause us to have to buy a new one. So...when we head back to Anchorage Marina next week, I plan to get 2 new batteries from West Marine. They are not a big deal to install, it’s just a matter of getting them to the boat, and the bad ones back to West Marine. Anyway...I also did a couple of outside projects on the boat, and it was brutal, so I stopped and came inside, and that is where we stayed all day. Most of the time, working on charts, and plans for our trip up to New York, and planning our stops in Long Island Sound. We had BLT’s for dinner, and watched a new episode of Leverage, and the pilot episode of Dark Blue.
Today...the heat continues, only dropping to 76 overnight. I turned on the A/C first thing, and it remains on. But, the sun is not bearing down, as it has been, so it is not as bad. It’s actually pretty cloudy now, and they are forecasting rain later this afternoon. I got up at 5 this morning, and started writing this log at 6:15. It’s now 1:05 pm, and I still have not finished it. Between phone calls, small projects, and a bunch of nothing, somehow it still has not been sent. Deb and I talked an hour ago about taking a dinghy ride, but the rain is coming, so we decided to put it off until tomorrow. So the biggest thing on my schedule today is make some lunch; take a nap; work on some cruising plans. I think I can manage that.
I’ll keep you posted.
Bob
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