Annapolis Sailboat Show

For any of you following our trip who aren't sailors, there is a big in-the-water sailboat show every October.  Pretty much if it is sailing related it will be at the show - big boats, little boats, odd boats, pretty boats...hardware, clothing...you name it.  Skip and Kris drove down to attend as they often do, while  Harold and Eileen had never been.  The plan was for all of us to get to Annapolis in time to go to the show.  We accomplished that goal by virtue of some rather intense sails. 

At the boat show we spent more money than we expected to.  Talked to some company reps about questions we had, and ran into a couple of old acquaintances.  (Mark, we saw a really nice Hinkley 42!  It was 5 years old, but looked brand new.  It had a centerboard, and I think you would be quite happy with it.)  All in all we had a good time, and perfect weather for a change.  We had a last meal with our four travel mates of the last few weeks.  They are all heading back to Toledo tomorrow.  As we were eating they were all chanting "Go Green!"  This was in a sports bar so I'm not sure what they meant.  (Any ideas, Brenda?) Suddenly the boat seems a little larger, and a little quieter.  I'm sure it will take a few days to get back to travelling "alone" again.  If  the four of you read this, thanks again for helping us get the boat here.  I hope you enjoyed at least parts of the trip, and I hope I didn't annoy you too much.

The plan for tomorrow is to do a few boat chores, and then do a little exploring of Annapolis.  We might stick around Sunday, or maybe start moving south.  With no more schedules we plan to move at a more  leisurely pace.