Sunday - June 30

We so lucked out with our beautiful day with Tom yesterday as today and tomorrow are to have high chance of rain and storms.    In fact, it's raining now and we had hoped to be on our way to Dundalk, but the weather radio came on with prediction of strong winds and heavy rain, so...waiting it out here (12:15 as I start writing this).

 

We walked to 9:00 Mass in Federal Hill (Holy Cross) and then back to the Sorso Cafe for breakfast.   This little coffee café is located right in our marina and wonderful with all the coffees, pastries, gelato and other lunch items where you can eat inside on the plushy, comfy furniture or outside.    It's been here about 10 years (just after Philip left and how our BIG coffee-drinking son would've loved this place)!    Anyway, on weekends, they make omelets, so Mark and I shared one, ate outside and enjoyed every bite!

 

Turned in our gate keys and said good-bye to Dawn in the office - what a doll....so friendly and sweet and she gave us some gifts to take to the grandsons!!!!       We told her how much we enjoyed our stay and loved this area....total "Yuppie-ville" - sooo many young professionals out and about running, walking their dogs, pushing baby strollers (by the nanny, too) in such a picture perfect setting.  Dawn said "well, you two are just recycled teenagers"!    Had not heard that one before, but sounds good!   When we return in August, we'll probably stay in Fells Point.

 

The rain stopped and we were on our way around 12:40 and checked into Dundalk around 1 hour later.    The sun came out and it's hot 'n steamy!

 

So....now we begin the task of getting our stuff together and transfer to truck - we'll be gone a month, so.....time to get at it!   Had a quick lunch of whatever was left in fridge as we'll be defrosting and cleaning that out, too.

 

Well....duh, I realized this morning that my good sun glasses were missing?    Retraced our steps (had a spare pair on yesterday) and thought and hoped they were at Aldo's where we had our anniversary dinner Friday night.    Called them late this afternoon (only open for dinner) and they had them!    So, we drove back to Baltimore (Little Italy) and got them, along with a Wal Mart run for some stuff to prepare Catrina for a month out of the water.

 

Back to Dundalk and the marina.....went to the Hard Yacht Café (memorable, fun place from 2 years ago) and shared shrimp and hush puppies.   AND, I had my favorite summertime drink....orange crush!    When in Maryland, drink this drink!!!!!!   When we were coming into the marina earlier this afternoon, a young man and his little girl were waiting on the dock to help us in....he had a drink and I asked him "Is that an orange crush?"   "Sure is"!!!!!    He had his sweet little toddler sit on the dock (along with his orange crush) and he helped tie up our lines!

 

Getting stuff off boat and into truck to take to NC.......tomorrow morning, they are lifting Catrina out and then we're off to Roanoke, VA to visit my cousin and husband....can't wait!

One more interesting tidbit about Baltimore......as we were leaving the harbor today, we passed a large Under Armour plant and sure enough, Baltimore is their global headquarters!    Our family does their part in keeping them in business!!!!

2013 is 1/2 over....wow!     Looking back over the blog, we sure covered a lot of ground AND water in June!

Have a good week....