We arrived in Baltimore on the 14th, our anniversary. Our travels in the afternoon, due to higher wind & waves on the Chesapeake than we liked. By the time we left, it was a beautiful trip with calm seas, minimal wind and sunny skies.
Having been to Baltimore a few years ago, we had a good lay of the land so hopped on our bikes to explore and revisit the Inner Harbor. We went to the "Top of the World" showplace/museum in the Baltimore World Trade Center. The 360 view was spectacular and exhibits interesting, always sobering to hear about 9/11 tragedies.
For our anniversary we went to dinner just across the street from our slip for a Thursday night special of music and happy hour specials. Fun!!
After Jim's mysterious maneuvering and clandestine phone calls, he announced that his anniversary surprise for me was attend to Saturday's Preakness!!!!! We were both excited about actually being there for this occasion that we almost always watch on tv.
(Jim is picking up the narrative from this point) Before purchasing the tickets on line, a guy here at the marina suggested that we get infield tickets, because "that is where the big party is". Not knowing any better, that is what I did, but after experiencing it, we both wished we had different tickets, inside the grandstand. It was extremely hot, sunny, crowded(120,000 people) with young people in a partying mood (many of whom were drunk or passed out). We had no chairs, so we just sat on the ground on an empty box. We saw a few races, actually won a little money, and left early before the actual Preakness race to watch it on TV back at the boat. Oh well, we learned something for the next time!
We love inner harbor Baltimore that is surrounded by a brick path that is continually used by walkers, runners, and bikers who are exercising. There are are numerous restaurants, bars, stores, attractions, etc. along this pathway that is several miles long. Today we will visit the Aquarium which is one of the big attractions here. Tomorrow will be spent preparing the boat to be left for about 6 weeks in Baltimore as we head home for the first part of the summer before returning to finish off the loop by sometime in September.
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