Williamsport to Annapolis

Thursday July 9, 2015

After getting the car packed for these final two legs it was off to Perkins Pancake house for a load of carbs before our 3.5 hour trip to Annapolis to see my good buddies Sheba and Jon Richter.  We planned on getting there midday and getting a tour of Annapolis, the Naval Academy and the old town taverns with some shopping in mind too. 

The trip was an easy one, with very little traffic on I-83 through Baltimore—got lucky and hit it right. It’s always great seeing Sheba and Jon.  Their house was beautiful surrounded by trees (although not fun to clean up after)—bonus, a pool for the kids to swim in with, yes, a SPRINGBOARD.  

We arrived around 3:30 and hit the taverns and downtown around 4:30.  Amazing buildings that all seemed to be at least 200 years old or older—row houses and other architecture that was amazing. 

We also checked out the area of the harbor where they originally dropped off slaves. The statue is of the director of the Roots series and teaching children of the historical past.

Kids today....

Sheba drove us around the Naval Academy, which was massive and amazing too.

 Checking the alleyway where the Capitol of MD building is located. I heard this is a good pic spot. 

We picked up a few tee shirts and stopped at two local taverns--one where Ben Franklin allegedly used to have snacks and another one that was on top of the hill.  Both were basement pubs that we all thought were very cool.  Jen had a Horny Goat vanilla IPA and I had a different brand Stout. Very good stuff at both bars. The bartender made a funny when I said Jen wanted a 'horny goat'--he told me not to talk about her that way. Har-de-har.

Jon met us at one bar and showed us around too as he grew up in Annapolis.  Then it was time to eat.  He got us into the prestigious Naval Fleet Reserve 

(view from the roof of the Fleet Reserve, right before the rain)

and we ate our fill of salad, and tasted the awesome crab soup and crab balls.  Crab is the Annapolis staple food but Jen and I were more interested in eating healthy for a change.  The views of the harbor were awesome as were the huge amounts of salad we consumed.  Both bodies needed that for sure.  Jon had to leave early because he had an early day tomorrow and took GT back with him so he could swim a little bit.  Both are car lovers so GT was happy when he saw all the magazines on sports cars.  We arrived home shortly after and went to bed early, knowing we had a long day in DC tomorrow.