Baltimore Harbor Re: [Rhodes22-list] Robert's Adriatic Cruise Practice Session

[Rik Sandberg]

Doh!!  And all of these years I've been spelling it wrong.

Rik



Slim wrote:

>Proud to be a Minnesotan...  Our National Anthem was penned by Minnesota
>guitar legend, Leo Kottke's great granfather--Francis Kottke.  I'm so proud!
>Slim
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>On 1/29/07 1:13 PM, "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
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>>I agree that Baltimore Harbor is a good destination. Not only is it
>>inspiring to sail past Ft. McHenry, there is a red, white and blue
>>buoy out near the Key bridge that is supposed to be the spot from
>>which Key observed the bombardment. We look for it every time each
>>time up or down the Patapsco. It's also great to tie up at the Inner
>>Harbor and walk to a ball game.
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>>Mary Lou
>>1991 R22  Fretless
>>Rock Hall, MD
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>>At 01:59 PM 1/29/2007, you wrote:
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>>>Thank you for the suggestion.
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>>>I have visited the Inner Harbor of Baltimore a number
>>>of times and been aboard the Constellation.  It must
>>>have been both terrifying and exhilarating to fight
>>>in her bowels.
>>>
>>>Baltimore lacks some of the flash of Annapolis's Ego
>>>Alley, but is attractive in its own right.  The
>>>museum, aquarium, water taxis, and floating band
>>>barges are a lot of fun, and the Fort overlooking it
>>>all, the mother of our national anthem, sends
>>>shivers down my spine.
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>>>Kind of brings home what it is like to have your
>>>country invaded, and what you are willing to do
>>>about it.  Makes me think, anyway.
>>>
>>>/Robert
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>>>Tootle wrote:
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>>>>Robert:
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>>>>To get used to a bigger sailboat, you can arrange to stay overnight on this
>>>>one and visit Elle, Joe and others on the same trip:
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>>>>http://www.hnsa.org/ships/constellation.htm
>>>>
>>>>Ed K
>>>>Greenville, SC, USA
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