Baltimore, MD

We arrived in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD on Tuesday, September 23rd after a very interesting sail up the river to Baltimore.  This is a very busy shipping port and full of history, marinas, condos, businesses, shopping, and restaurants.  We passed under the Francis Scott Key Bridge which also marks the battle in 1814 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the “Star Spangled Banner”.  A ceremonial buoy in red, white, and blue is placed here by the Coast Guard every year from June through November. We stayed at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Marina right in the heart of the Inner Harbor.  We took the water taxi one day and rode all around the harbor visiting many sights and neighborhoods.  We had street tacos at Papi’s Tacos in Fell’s Point, drank a Natty Boh at the Admiral’s Cup, homemade Italian fare at Gia in Little Italy, Irish Beer at Tir Na Nog in Harborplace, food shopping at Cross Street Market, and awesome finds at McCormick World of Flavors!  We went to the top of The World Trade Center of Baltimore where the entire floor is a 360 view of the city.  You probably can’t see it, but our boat is near the Rusty Scupper in the back row. Our next stop is Annapolis, MD where we plan to spend a month to wait out hurricane season.