Tues-Sun, May 16-21
As we were departing Washington DC on a beautiful morning, the municipal marine police showed us his blue lights. He was very nice and inquired if the boat had a safety inspection recently. I showed him the inspection sticker and produced a copy of the inspection report. He was satisfied and off he went. Many thanks to the New Bern Power Squadron for the inspection during the Spring Rendezvous!
On down the river, I saw a large bird flying about 10' above the water. It got closer and I could see that it was an eagle! He swooped down to reach into the water with his talons and flew off with about a 2 pound fish. We didn't get a good picture because it happened so fast, so here are pictures of Mt. Vernon and Fort Washington.
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| Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington |
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| Fort Washington |
Next, the Navy calls on the radio and gives me a course of buoys to follow that avoids the live test firing from the Naval Surface Warfare at Dahlgren. Two days later, we heard a radio call to a sailboat to alter course to avoid the target boat area off the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Lots of planes circling overhead.
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| Point No Point Lighthouse |
We pulled into Solomons Island, Maryland for a few days before heading up to the Annapolis area to park the boat. We will be visiting home for several weeks.
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| Calvert Marina, Solomons MD |
