A nice, long weekend escape

We FINALLY had a good weather weekend!  We headed out right after school on Friday and headed up to Annapolis.  It was a beautiful night.  Even though we couldn't get on a mooring ball that night, we had a great anchorage off the USNA wall (and some great "attempts to anchor" entertainment!).

We relaxed, ran into old friends, and enjoyed some Annapolis classics (Pussers and Storm Brothers).  We had a heck of a downpour on Sunday, but we still managed to have some friends over for a bit and make a run to town.

The trip home was a little chilly, but still a great day on the water.  Good weather weekends have been rare this year!

Canvas!!!

The best things in life are worth the wait, right?  Well then, this bimini must be the best damn thing EVER!  After meeting the guys from the Cover Loft in Annapolis at the fall boat show, we arranged to have our bimini and dodger completely redone.  It's been a while since we wrote that first check, but the bimini got installed today and I am very impressed with the quality.  Can't wait for the dodger!

Nice Ketch!

We finally decided to check out the new restaurant at the marina, Ketch 22.  Honestly, I was afraid it was going to be too fancy for my taste, but it's really a great balance of nice, local, and fresh.  We will be back!  And it was a beautiful night!

Fishing is not Catching

We took another day trip to try to catch a rockfish today.  Reports from the local Captains aren't too promising and we didn't even get a hit, but we are happy to have a day on the water. And look at the amazing lunch the 2nd Mate made!

The Plastic Problem is Real

We must do better.  This was collected in about 15 minutes on our tiny beach at the marina.  I don't care how futile you think my efforts are.  I will continue to use my reusable shopping bags, I'll take a container with me to dinner to take leftovers home in, I'll keep my stainless straws in my bag, and I'll keep trying to cut down on the single-serve packages of stuff for the kids.  I'm not perfect, but I'm trying.