Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - Baltimore City Docks, MD

We had worked out a plan with John Yates to drive Barry and Barb’s PT Cruiser to the City Docks on his way to work and pick us up. We drove to Elite Spice, where he works, and dropped him off. Then we drove on to Columbia to visit with Dora’s parents, giving Sarah the opportunity to see her grandparents. This plan necessitated we get up at 0630 to meet John at 0730 across the street.

The three of us stopped at Columbia Town Center for breakfast at Panera’s. We spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Leal and Dora’s niece, Jennifer. We drove back to Elite Spice, left the car for John to drive the car back home and caught a ride with Linda to the marina.

We walked to Fells’ Point that evening and had hamburgers and fries at Kooper’s Tavern and Grill. We had a couple of beers at Leadbetter’s Tavern and listened to a talented young woman sing and play an acoustic guitar. It’s a small world! We met a couple there that had seen our boat anchored on Frog Mortar Creek and knew John and Linda’s neighbor, Brenda. We were back on the boat by 2200.

Sailor had been a bad boy while we were gone! He shredded a cardboard box that still had a new marine TV antenna in it. No damage done to the equipment. He was getting even with us for leaving him home alone.