Days in Annapolis

Bridge on Spa Creek

     On Sunday we moved to a private dock outside the condo of a friend Dad met kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras. They are such generous people letting us stay here for as long as we like and giving us use of the condo, which is up for sale. It’s a lovely spot towards the end of Spa Creek. Early Sunday morning we passed under the small lift bridge in downtown Annapolis and wove between the multitude of boats anchored and on moorings along the creek. We squeezed into another dock with pilings to settle in for a few days. It just so happened that we came in at high tide. This was lucky because at low tide the boat ends up sitting on the bottom! So it looks like we’ll have to time our departure with the tides yet again. 

      The last few days Dad has been in and out of West Marine while working hard to install our new wind generator. On Sunday Mom and I went on a long walk through downtown Annapolis exploring the numerous artisan shops scattered between clothing stores. It’s a smaller city and the downtown is beautiful with red stone streets and well-maintained buildings dating back to the War of Independence. We almost forgot it was Thanksgiving back home that day! We had a great Skype session with our awesome family who had gathered in Kingston and then had sausages for a very low key Thanksgiving dinner.  

Spa Creek

      Sarah and I have kept busy going on dinghy rides, baking, reading and catching up on some tv shows. On Tuesday Raftan moved onto a mooring right beside our dock on Spa Creek. The plan as of today is to leave Annapolis on Thursday to traverse Chesapeake Bay towards Norfolk, Virginia. We are hoping to find a secure marina in the Norfolk area to leave the boat for a few days to meet up with friends in Cape Hatteras for some kiteboarding. It looks like the road into Rodanthe reopened this Monday after the damage caused by Hurricane Irene. 
 

The oven doesn't brown things so our baked goods look white!

      I’m currently trying to convince Mom to write a post since she’s the only one who has not contributed. So if you want to hear from her about life onboard please bug her with lots of emails and comments!

Until next time,

Nicole.