As we leave Solomons Island we see the very famous motor vessel Freddy Freddy. Everyone who has traveled the ICW or the Loop knows of Freddy Freddy as the vessel that defies adequate description…a picture is truly worth a thousand words in this case. Our destination today is Annapolis. We are going get a quote and hopefully have the doors repaired that were damaged by the bad guys when they broke into our boat. Scott of The Annapolis Sail Yard, which is the Nordic Tug dealer in Annapolis, very graciously offered us the use of their docks while seeing about the repairs.
Traveling north along the Maryland coast we saw three of the Lolligag’s cousins anchored and awaiting their call into action.
A little further north, we saw this ocean freighter and the pilot tug preparing to depart. Please note the difference in size of the two vessels and know that the pilot tug (the smaller ship) is not quite but almost twice the size as the Lolligag – it puts it all into perspective to say nothing of the pecking order on the open seas.
We hail The Annapolis Shipyard and Scott comes to the end of the pier to show us where we will dock. He tells Captain Mark to take a hard starboard turn and then back into the first available slip on his starboard side…what Scott omits to tell us until we see it for ourselves is that the slips are just a little TIGHT!
Hours on the water: 6
Nautical miles traveled: 46.1
Number of bridges to be opened: 0
Time spent waiting at bridge: 0
Next Destination: Uncertain at this time
What we are listening to: Finished 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus
Lesson for the day: Captain Mark does a terrific job of getting us in our slip!
Obligatory knitting report: Finished Blue/black/gray striped socks for Captain Mark
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Did I read that right? You
FINISHED a pair of socks?
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