We spirited Jassa to Annapolis on Saturday morning and handed him off to his Uncle Nash (Devinder’s brother-in-law) for a 10 day visit in Baltimore. Jassa and I had time to walk to the US Naval Academy entry area and to see some of the unique homes in the area. And waiting at the base of “millionaires’ row” mooring basin gave us the chance to look at some great boats and lots of ducks. A bonus of the trip for us was breakfast at the Iron Rooster, a favorite spot.
Later we went to a movie, mainly to keep cool. The picture that was playing at the right time period turned out to be a terrific documentary about an all-female crew racing in the Whitbread around-the-world competition. Remarkable. The shots of huge ocean waves and water crashing over the bow of the boat (with one of the women stationed there as a look-out for icebergs!) as they sailed in the southern oceans were terrifying. The voice over went something like “the ocean is always trying to kill you.” We believe it.
The heat has driven all of the live-aboard folks on our dock into the depths of their cabins. One of the things I’ve always liked about Dot.Calm is all of its windows….but the sun is taking a toll on our air conditioning. The recycling continues to chart temperatures above 100 and our living area remains in the mid to high 70s…..still much better than what’s going on outside. The only things that seem to be thriving in the heat are the crape myrtles….the blooms look bigger and brighter to me. Perhaps its because everything else has a slightly dusty, slightly weary parched look.
Tomorrow we are heading to Gettysburg. I’ve booked rooms at a small inn for two nights. Ahhhh….a real bed, a real shower….and NO kitchen:-)