We are on our 4th day in Annapolis. Today was fixing day for Windfall (Mattias doing most) which gave the girls and I an opportunity to spend time with Shannon and her girls. We missed our alarm and woke up to Shannon calling by cell phone wondering where we are?! No, we were late in leaving, and another 45 minutes stuck in traffic in Annapolis while trying to get out of town. There was a bus being towed away and blocking a lane so that was the problem. Since I don't know the alternate routes I was out of luck stuck. So we got to Silver Spring to pick up the friends and went off to the National Zoo in D.C. Turns out Shannon lives only a few miles away from the Zoo and we drove a very scenic parkway to get there. The creek was very dry due to drought but it was beautiful all the same. At the Zoo, we enjoyed seeing some "new" animals to us Minnesotans--and esp. in the Asian exibits. There were the Giant Panda Bears on loan from China along with their interesting story in a museum setting; and then the Sloth family of bears. They call them piggy back bears since Mom can get the baby on her back for a quick get away. We also saw the zoo keeper feeding the huge hippo. That was a sight! The four girls enjoyed their day once again and my two "passed out" in the car on the way home. I got mixed up on direction only twice but it didn't delay me too much in getting back to Annapolis.
We arrived to the boat to find Mattias finishing up an oil change down below deck and a guy hoisting himself up the mast to install a stay for the halyard. On one of our first sails while still in Wisconsin, we let out the halyard and it was spinning and got a little tangled, if that's how you describe it so it was a good thing to intall.
We have had gorgeous weather here so far but expect some rain tonight and tomorrow. Mattias removed the hatches for replacement and they won't arrive till Saturday. A nice plastic sheeting is covering now and hopefully will keep out the rain this evening.
My family has gone on some mission now and this will give me a chance to pick up the boat. Mattias promised me some out of this world seafood from a nearby restaurant so perhaps tonight we'll get the chance to sample the East Coast delicacies!
We haven't acquired a digital camera yet but will try to get one soon. Shannon emailed some photos which with the help of my techie husband, will try to install.
More later,
Carrie
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Hi! Great to hear that you're safely in Annapolis on the spectacular vessel, Windfall, with your lovely family. Perhaps your little girls are still dreaming of the hippo and the panda bears in D.C. as they're rocked to sleep in the waves? Perhaps by now you've had a bite of lobster or a nibble of crab (and another glass of charnonnay to go with it)? Can't wait to see some photographs--am tempted to ask you for images that might offer us a "tour" of the sailboat and your life there! I imagine these just might be coming soon?! Thanks for sharing your stories. Will check back again soon! This is so fun! --Pamela
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