Today we departed Annapolis and are headed north to the C&D Canal, which connects Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. Tomorrow we will take the Delaware to Cape May, NJ, and Sunday, if the weather holds, will travel 100 miles in the Atlantic to Sandy Hook, and enter the East River in NYC.
The Chesapeake Bay area has been delightful. There are myriad stops and one could spend the entire summer exploring the bay. But, we have an agenda that includes Maine, so up we go! Our favorite stops on the bay have been Cambridge (eastern shore) and Annapolis (western shore) this trip. We will hit different stops on the way back and hope to have enough time before the cold weather returns to explore them all. Here are some pics in no particular order.
Cambridge has a park where flags were placed for local veterans on Memorial Day. A neat idea.
These pics are from Cambridge, a small but very nice town.
Harriet Tubman of the Underground Railroad fame, was from Cambridge, and this statue is in front of the local courthouse. The town has done a remarkable job of juxtaposing its past slavery roots, with the good deeds of Ms. Tubman by way of a museum and historical plaques explaining both issues.
Annapolis describes itself as the sailing capital of the US. This is for my sailboat friends.
Ships waiting to get into Baltimore Harbor. The harbor recently opened after the horrible bridge collapse there. We immensely enjoyed our stop at Baltimore when we did the loop, and hopefully will be able to stop by on the way back.
Annapolis harbor.
Some of you may know I am an avid birder. My childhood friend, Bill, and I started at a young age. I think Bill was the first to spot an Orchard Oriole in Houma, which are rare there. Orioles are everywhere here (hence the Baltimore Orioles). This one is for Bill!
We took a guided walking tour of the Naval Academy. My cousin Berwick went here in the 1930s. It was a remarkable and interesting tour.
I did not know Camp Lejeune was named after a fellow Louisianan!
A 16" bomb. These were shot from Battleships in WWII. They could travel over ten miles, and were highly destructive. May dad called fire from Battleships during WWII and had vivid memories of the sound these shells made flying over his head on the way to the target.
The first naval airship.
Plaque dedicated to James Lawrence, who lost his life during the War of 1812.
The chapel. The current class of midshipmen is about 20% female. Many of the female astronauts are graduates.
The final resting place of John Paul Jones, the father of the American Navy. After his remarkable feats during the American Revolutionary War, he then served as a Rear Admiral in the Russian Navy. He has an interesting history!
The goat is their mascot. They take their football rivalry with the Army quite seriously. Evidently some Army cadets stole the goat once, so now it is under heavy guard! As the goats pass on, they are buried besides this statue. There is also a goat in waiting!
Annapolis is Maryland's capital. The statehouse has a storied history.
The church next to the statehouse boasts that it had three signers of the Declaration of Independence as members and this guy.
If you have watched the series Franklin on Apple TV, you know about this guy.
New and improved boat patch. Starboard and lots of goop. Papa would still be proud!
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