We had a nice day to leave the C and D Canal accompanied by an assortment of sailboats that had to leave in the early morning hours to catch the outgoing tide down the Chesapeake. I hit the snooze button a couple of times, so we departed about an hour later. We decided to stop in Annapolis to spend a few days. We pulled into the harbor not knowing that it was the naval Academy homecoming weekend. We called ahead to the City docks to see if there were any slips available. We were told that one was open wide enough for us. We turned down the alley but the slip they told us was open was  taken. With Sharon on the bow, we slowly turned around and beat feet back to the harbor where there was more room to maneuver and plan our next move. We took a mooring ball for a few hours to settle our nerves and then moved to the Annapolis Yacht Center for our stay. Its close to the town waterfront but a little more secure.

  We wasted no time to walk around town with everyone else in Maryland. A local told me that the town waterfront is called "Ego Alley".  By the looks of some of the boats that came in and turned around and left, there were plenty of ego's to make everyone happy. Its a lot narrower that the picture makes it out to be.

Daisy May is really getting good being around so many people. She still gets startled once in a while, but most times she just looks at people, if they don't look threatening, she just keeps on walking. By the end of this trip, she will be running up to people, wanting to be petted (not).

We saw and heard an old pirate ship with about 25 kids on board singing and wearing pirate garb. I was told that is the "Chucky Cheese" of the harbor. A bunch of kids screaming and acting like pirates out for a cruise around the bay. They also had a "Help Wanted" sign posted for new captains!