A nice and easy start to the day today with plenty of time to get to our friends house up the road in Landenberg, Pennsylvania. So off we went from Fredericksburg heading North, up Route 95 toward
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| Bypassing Washington |
New England. Traffic was kind and there was little construction so the drive was easy. As we were rounding Washington DC, with the Capitol and the Washington Monument in sight, we made the
decision to zip over to Annapolis and have a bite there on the
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| Arriving in Annapolis |
waterfront. We have been there many times both by auto and by boat. Annapolis is a charming little town, and is every bit as nautical as Newport back home in Rhode Island. We found great parking right down on the town dock for two bucks and began to scout the town for a place to grab a bite.
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| Iron Rooster |
We spotted a great place called The Iron Rooster, right down by the waterfront along with all the shops that sell things that you don't need. We had a great waiter named Max who
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| Coffee |
convinced us that we needed a home made 'PopTart' -Carol jumped at the chance and got "cinnamon flavor please". Well it was a good call because it was delicious, unexpectedly. I ordered up my usual eggs, home fries and toast and Carol had steel cut oats with fruit. And of course a bottomless cup of coffee. The Iron Rooster is a homey and comfortable place for travelers to hang
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| Home made Poptart |
out for a while. After breakfast I took photos and Carol wandered in and out of the many shops that line the streets. The other night Carol commented that there is absolutely nothing on TV that interests her, I feel the same way about these shops. So many useless little nick-nacks, and apparently the feeling ended up being the same as Carol
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| Old buildings downtown Annapolis |
found nothing to purchase. We walked the docks and reminisced about the last time we docked here back in 2000 in our little Grand Banks trawler. The place looked just the same as it did back then. We tumbled back into the car, plugged in the address, drove past the capitol, and headed toward the highway and northward once again. The traffic was still kind
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| Maryland Statehouse |
to us even though we passed through many areas where there were 5 lanes of traffic on each side of the road. We moved smoothly northward and arrived at our friend Kelli's house in Landenberg, PA where Kelli was renovating her newly purchased home. And what a lovely job she is doing. Later we moved across
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| Getting close |
the road to Kelli's parent house. Ed and Nancy are so gracious to provide us with accommodations for the evening. And pizza, mmmmmmm pizza. . . . followed by and evening of conversation while we waited for our daughter, Megan to arrive. Meg drove down to help Kelli move this weekend. Megan made good time driving down and arrived safe and sound.
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Meg, Kelli, Ed, Carol
Ed and Nancy |
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