Tag: Simple Life

Annapolis

Seaweed of some kind or other

We scooted off the Chesapeake City town dock in the AM and made our way south down Chesapeake Bay towards Annapolis. We dodged lots of floating objects along the way most of which turned out to simply be seaweed.

The trip down the Chesapeake was uneventful and looked something like this…

W05L008 to from Chesapeake City, MD to Annapolis, MD

Soon we were dropping anchor in Annapolis’s outer harbor just as the sun was setting.

  • Boats Cruising the Anchorage
  • Sunset Annapolis
Simple Life Anchored Position

In the morning we opened all the doors and windows and enjoyed what was a great day on anchor.

  • Doors and Windows Open on Anchor
  • Kenny Chesney

In the harbor we watched as Navy ships and passenger ferry boats glided by.

  • Passenger Ferry
  • Navy Ship

We could not wait to drop the dink and head into downtown Annapolis. I snapped a quick photo of Simple Life as we motored away from her.

Simple Life a Bruce Roberts TY57 Aluminum Hulled Motor Yacht

Annapolis allows free dinghy dockage at the end of “Ego Alley” as it’s called right in the heart of downtown Annapolis.

Ego Alley
Free Dinghy Dock

Once we tied up the dinghy you are right at the Alex Haley Roots statue.

  • Children Listening to the Story of Roots
  • Alex Haley

We spied a Starbucks and Teresa smiled and took off like a shot to order her favorite espresso drink.

  • Starbucks
  • T All Smiles

As we wandered around the city we snapped random photos of the sights we saw.

  • Fire Escape Held up with Weights
  • Rams Head Music Venue
  • Main Street to the Sea
  • Steeple
  • Church

We walked to my Apple Watch declared I had set a record for outdoor activity. I think we need to get off the boat a little more often 😉 Hungry is what we were. We stopped at so many different restaurants to check the menu and finally settled on The Federal House for dinner. My “Hangover Angus Burger” and “The IPA When the Earth Stood Still” from Cult Classic Brewing were both AmaZinG!

  • Federal House BAr
  • Hangover Burger
  • The IPA When the Earth Stood Still
  • Dinner and Drinks
  • Cheers

We finished up our dinner and raced back to Simple Life to prepare for our good friends Buddy & Renee. There is nothing better than pulling into a distant port and getting to spend time with your cruising friends. Soon Buddy & Renee were tying up their dinghy on our stern and we enjoyed a sunset together.

Sundowner on the Flydeck with Sailing regatta going on in the background

Somehow a bottle of moonshine came out and Buddy said he could make a flamethrower… Teresa and I were thinking… we had never heard of this drink until Buddy lit up the night with his flamethrower.

We got to spend three memorable days enjoying dinner & laughs with Buddy & Renee. We look forward to when we are reunited again…

Every Journey Begins With a First Step

So we finally did it! What you say? Our goal of living aboard a sailboat and sailing the world. Ok, It’s not a sailboat and it’s not the world but only the East coast. But we DID IT! Tonight we finished moving everything out of the house and onto the boat. Yes, the boat is now full of our stuff. Your whole life is about collecting stuff. I never realized how true that is till now. Stuff that you thought would make your short stay on this Earth more meaningful but when it’s gone… you feel free. Your possessions weigh you down. I spent 3 months Craigslisting most of what I collected over my life. I feel FREE. We chose the name “Simple Life”.  “Sell everything you own except the boat and have the simple life”. I suppose it’s a philosophical statement about focusing more on the experience of life and less on the materialistic aspects. I hope that this odyssey is all that we’d imagined.

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