14 July 2024
Breakfast this morning was a blueberry pastry with fresh blue berries, a mimosa, and crab Benedict. For some reason the crab turned me off. Of course it would – the famous Chesapeake blue crabs.
After breakfast, I strolled around and looked at some of the architecture in the town of St. Michaels.
After walking around and spending a lot of money in the shops, I decided to try a boat ride. It starts at 2:30 and I have to be there by 2:15. Of course, I lost my boarding pass and I’ll need to get there a little early to see if they will board me or if I have to by a new ticket.
From purchasing my ticket, I found the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum which consists of several acres. It had several interesting exhibits of boats that have historically plied the waters of Chesapeake Bay.
Another interesting exhibit is from the U.S. Naval Academy on permanent loan to the museum.
This is the bow spirit of a relatively small 88 foot schooner. It weighs 480 pounds and the schooner was weighed down in front too much. It eventually ended up at the naval academy and tradition was to rub her large bosoms for luck.
The story goes that one midshipman rubbed her for luck and got his wish and then told his mother who became outraged. She pestered the academy until an admiral ordered it moved, hence the current location.
The good news is they let me on the boat. They really want their laminated pass back and I hope some merchant calls them and sends it to them.
The boat can accommodate 190 passengers so you can see they were a little shy. They were also very quick to point out the tip jar – twice.
It was a nice little cruise. There were dolphins, a bald eagle and several mansions. In comparison to a Water Taxi tour or the Jungle Queen tour, it was rather lacking but then they don’t have the super yachts, billionaire homes, and the excitement of the intracoastal.
Tonight, I going to try to go back to Limoncello. Someone next to me at the bar had a huge serving of melon and prosciutto. I need some fruit in my system!
Stay tuned!
